That Time When You Were Mine

Had such fun As we’d run in the sun Splash in the pool Act like we’re cool Play patty cake Feel our skin bake Skip rocks in the stream Pretend faces look mean Laugh all the while Always a smile Wrestle our thumbs Comprehend sums Candy cigarettes And we were set Showed off our scars From playing too hard Carved rings out of acorns Our fingers they adorned Chased you through the flowers How our mothers would howl Stole a kiss behind the shed Said one day we’d wed Built forts in the yard And with playing cards Climbed up tall trees Tumbled and scraped knees Ate ice cream for breakfast If our parents would let us And fruit for dessert Because it just worked You were seven But pretended to be eleven And I was eight Thought I was ready to date Why can’t this last I wish I could ask But I was too young to know that then Good times we had, oh remember when Where are you now My favorite pal I’ll never forget that time When you were mine Written -February 04, 2021