Sings in the wind


The rusty swing set
sings in the wind.
It hasn't seen much use
Since we were children.

Nineteen sixty is when it began.
My older sister Flo
is a mentor and friend,
she is twelve and I am ten.

We loved that swing set.
so, did our friends.
Weel never forget that
it was aqua blue then.

On the yard swing
We could Climb, fly, and glide.
Like a bunch of monkeys
on skating ice.

Little bobby jumped off tumbled and cried.
So, we all got lectured about circus rides.
When were together,
We all laugh and smile.

Flo met her Beau,
When she was nineteen.
And Many folks know.
She is due in the spring.

I see us in the sunshine
now and again.
And the rusty swing set.
Yet sings in the wind,
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024

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De Beaulieu Avatar
December 23, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Hello R.J. Elless, That swing has a lot of memories for you. Merry Christmas. All the best for the New Year. Hugs. /Darlene/
Elless Avatar
December 22, 2024 at 6:35 AM
Well, I hear that. My birthday Dec 30, soon, and I've often thought was I a tax deduction. Just kidding. I think I'll stop counting my age. HA! Merry Christmas.
Rodrigues Avatar
December 18, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Sweet and nostalgic! I was born in 1960, exactly 9 months after my parents wed…honeymoon baby…lol
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