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Swing, Sweet Child

Swing, sweet child Kick your legs high Swing, sweet child Reach for the sky The swing's your pendulum Gather momentum The world's your proscenium Elicit oohs and aahs from the plenum Pull hard, sweet child, with all of your might Extend your reach upward to maximum height Rock the frame of the swing-set till the dusk of twilight Your silhouette framed against newborn starlight Your wondrous display of finesses linked with brawn Has all those assembled cheering you on As you soar over sandbox and adjacent green lawn In your best party dress of pink lace chiffon ... Swing, sweet child Kick your legs high Swing, sweet child Reach for the sky

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 12/4/2021 12:54:00 PM
Brings us back to childhood! I still love to swing with the grands.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 12/7/2021 6:56:00 AM
And I was so careful how I used swing. I almost left it at “I still love to swing.” LOL!!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 12/4/2021 5:20:00 PM
I enjoy it too, pushing them, that is. I leave the swinging to my wife. Now how does that sound? -- a little bit 'off,' I imagine... lol. :) gw
Date: 11/12/2018 5:32:00 PM
Lovely, Gershon. Love your poem. Congrats on your well deserved top win.
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Date: 11/12/2018 4:46:00 PM
I haven't been on a swing in too long - this brought back that feeling of being about to touch the sky - and love the phrase 'newborn starlight'!
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/12/2018 10:23:00 PM
Nothing like it, is there? And such a simple device, the swing, that brings us such pleasure and send us soaring. Thank you, as always, Michelle, for viewing and commenting. Appreciated. :) gw
Date: 11/12/2018 9:47:00 AM
I relish this one. A few years ago got on a swing, wondered why I ever stopped. On to do list for the spring ;)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 11/12/2018 2:36:00 PM
Yes! It's such an exhilarating feeling, isn't it? … I remember reliving it watching my youngest children crank it up. :) gw

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