The Playground Inside the Park
The playground near the park
was always swarmed with kids
and moms after three o' clock...
there I took Crystal and Chris.
Each Monday and Tuesday afternoon
we went to Forest Park, and regardless
of nippy weather, nothing kept us away...
I was thirty and it felt I was only thirteen.
Somehow the hours passed, but not as quickly;
sunset and dusk came and we played 'till nine.
Sitting on the bench, I closely watched them
there were no children happier than them;
crickets sounded awkward, fireflies were nice...
glad it was Spring, no bugs threatened to bite.
In late Fall, I went back to the playground...
it was empty and solitary; the breeze chilled
my bones, the kids' image flashed and went.
Intense nostalgia made me remember them;
I must confess I started to cry: the strongest
emotion overcame me...I surely missed them.
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