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Remember recess? For me, it made the school day.

Recess

Recess
By Franklin Price
5/5/2016

Recess, recess I cannot wait
Here at my desk alone
A little boredom is my fate
Like a dog without a bone

Trying not to run my mouth
Brings on the teacher's rants
So anxious for the bell to ring
I'm about to wet my pants

There it is, it loudly rings 
It's so hard not to run
To get outside and play awhile
This part of school is fun

The monkey bars are waiting
The see-saws are at hand
The swings with boards are ready
To fly high, bail out and land

Might play a little dodge ball
Or a little keep-away
Or maybe some red rover
Is what we'll play today

Teams  are chosen school yard style
Never want to be the last
Makes me feel I'm not so talented
Not big enough or fast

Finally I am chosen
Playing games a wondrous thing
Too soon recess is over
As the bell begins to ring

Not too fast to get to class
As another recess ends
To leave the field of play outside
And the games we played with all our friends
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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