Kim Van Breda Poet Rhyme

Pay To Play

PAY TO PLAY

Playgrounds and parks as children freely play
Voices raised in excitement – beautiful day
Slides, swings and colorful jungle-gyms
Happy-go-lucky, light hearted they brim

Adolescents planning a weekend ahead
Finally a break from regimental brigaded dread
Nightclubs and parties, dates determined to pursue
Popularity a price slowly uncovered—lost virtue

Responsibility in adulthood arrives without warning
Marriages, mortgages—apprehensions start dawning
Climbing corporate ladders-- morale reaching height 
Freedom, light-heartedness—play comes at a price


 Copyright©-- April 2013 Kim van Breda

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Donna Jones July 7, 2013 at 7:29 AM Unfortunately..... true...congratulations

Karen Anglesey July 6, 2013 at 5:17 PM Hi Kim, I see you placed on the winners list in the contest with this poem. Enjoyed it the second time also. Great poetry :)

Skat A July 6, 2013 at 2:16 PM this is one cool poem, CONGRATS, love Skat

Poet Destroyer A July 5, 2013 at 11:36 PM Kim, not the title I was looking for..., thank you for your day one entry and win... congrats!!! :-) From: Linda Kim Van Breda July 6, 2013 at 3:02 AM Thanks Linda... I know, I tried to edit and change the format after I had already submitted the original, and resent it with the "Day One" title which obviously didn't work :)... great that I still got an honorable mention.. thanks for that xxxx

John Posey May 5, 2013 at 3:45 AM The stages of my life, perfectly captured by the wisdom of a talented poetess.... What more could I ask for?... Well done, sweetheart, very well done..... Jake Kim Van Breda May 5, 2013 at 7:31 AM Thank you so much for the encouragement and compliment. Yes... this is what I was thinking of when I wrote this. My 'children' are approaching the 'marrying' stage of their lives, and I want to tell them.. "Here comes responsibility" :)

Karen Anglesey April 29, 2013 at 11:42 AM WOW another stunning perfectly imaged.

Painted Hunter April 29, 2013 at 7:05 AM Oh, so true...lucky kids...haha

Timothy Hicks April 27, 2013 at 10:56 AM Wow I really liked this one. It went through the stages of life very quickly, but I guess that's fitting seeing how life is so short. Lightheartedness only comes when things are provided for you... When te tables turn and YOU become the one that has to provide you have to change your perspective on things... Well penned!