Marikate Kingston Poet Rhyme

Teeter Totter

Teeter Totter            
                             
                                                  
                                                       
 

                           
                            Up 
             
                 down.  
   
             "Don’t bump your bottom on the ground!"
                                                          
                                                               UP
              
                                                                      down.      
       

       Inside the curvy tunnel is a dark, spooky space. 
       WOOPS, I'm sorry Patrick, I couldn't see your face!
       A slippery slide we move down fast, Sarah’s arm in a cast!
       I love to swing with Lindsey Loo, but swinging too high, she'll lose a 
       shoe!
       Jack likes the tire rope the best, he just won't stop and take a rest!
       When he circles 'till he's dizzy, his Irish face turns red and his hair turns     
       frizzy!
       Gertie reaches for each monkey bar, “LOOK at me” she brags. 
       She thinks she's such a star, even I can climb that far!
       
        It’s finally time for us to go, have ice cream and take a rest.  
        Our playground time is just the best!

 6/21/2021
THE PLAYGROUND

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Brian Sambourne August 21, 2021 at 8:28 PM Your writing brings much happiness and here seizes childhood joy with vigor. Good health to you + your family. Brian Marikate Kingston September 10, 2021 at 6:57 PM I'm tickled pink that so many enjoyed this poem. Thank you for nice praise.

Victor Buhagiar July 3, 2021 at 9:14 PM Thank you for reading my poems. I am glad it inspired you to an optimistic stance. Regards. Marikate Kingston January 6, 2022 at 11:31 PM I need to make the time to read more poems of others. It is so much fun to do. You are most welcome.

David Smith July 3, 2021 at 4:43 AM Very stylish and well crafted. Just what the doctor ordered. Keep posting and stay safe. All the best David in NZ Marikate Kingston September 10, 2021 at 11:50 AM Thanks :)

Line Gauthier July 3, 2021 at 4:33 AM Delightful ~ Marikate Kingston December 27, 2021 at 10:39 PM Thank you. It was lots of fun to write as I was a kindergarten teacher for years. I had lots of fun and funny memories and stories from playgrounds.

Ann Foster June 26, 2021 at 1:51 PM This was light and fun and I enjoyed myself... wonderful write. Ann Marikate Kingston January 6, 2022 at 11:33 PM Thank you Ann. I had fun writing it. I was a kindergarten teacher for years, and spent oddles of time on those playgrounds..oh the cute stories I could tell. :-)

Janice Canerdy June 23, 2021 at 8:15 AM Marikate, this poem is excellent--enthusiastic, fun, a delightful read! Janice Marikate Kingston September 10, 2021 at 11:50 AM Gosh, isn't it great praise, when someone describes your writing using the word, "excellent" Thank you! Sorry to respond weeks later, still learning how to figure this site out at times. You made me smile.

Gershon Wolf June 22, 2021 at 7:24 PM Oh, this is such a barrel of monkeys, Marikate! Love and kisses: It's a FAVE for me. Thanks! And best of luck in the contest too. Cheers, Gershon Marikate Kingston January 6, 2022 at 11:37 PM That's such a funny thing to say. They were little monkeys. It's awful I respond to comments months later. I forget to. 17 years a teacher of young children, I spent many days on those playgrounds. Oh, the cute stories I could tell. Your comment so true!

Eve Roper June 22, 2021 at 4:19 PM This is so fun, Marikate, I love it...