L Milton Hankins Poet Rhyme

The Playground Is Bare

The slicky-slide stands silent, no shrill shouts,
No children in the playground in these hereabouts,
The swings are dangling in the breeze, I smile,
Teeter-Totters leaning in the Tower of Pisa-style.
The COVID-19 pandemic has kept the kid at home,
No children playing on the merry-go-round dome
My smile quickly turns to a sad, grimacing frown,
Someone has taken the horizontal ladders down
The park is a sad place with the playground so bare,
But, it won’t be too long before children are there.

written June 13, 2021

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Barry Stebbings June 14, 2021 at 5:43 AM You have expressed the isolation and sadness of this pandemic very well. Kids playing together is such a natural thing. // Barry L Milton Hankins June 14, 2021 at 8:52 AM Yes, it is, Barry, and it is so sad to drive through the park and not see any children playing. Surreal, actually.

Caren Krutsinger June 14, 2021 at 5:32 AM Oooh You have captured the sadness of this pandemic well here. "Someone has taken the horizontal ladders down" Ugh! L Milton Hankins June 14, 2021 at 9:11 AM They have finally opened up our Central Park. Hopefully, the children will come back, and they will reinstall the ladders. I don't know why they took them down...too dangerous?????

Rama Balasubramanian June 14, 2021 at 3:29 AM I agree, missing sounds of children playing down. Before Corona, all children shouting especially in evening, watching them play.... missing it all L Milton Hankins June 14, 2021 at 9:16 AM It's was sadly a victim of our pandemic isolation. Ah, things will eventually get back to normal, Rama. I feel certain about that. Be optimistic!