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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

Date: 6/14/2021 5:43:00 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
Date: 6/14/2021 8:52:00 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

Date: 6/14/2021 5:32:00 AM

Oooh You have captured the sadness of this pandemic well here. "Someone has taken the horizontal ladders down" Ugh!

L Milton Hankins
Date: 6/14/2021 9:11:00 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

Date: 6/14/2021 3:29:00 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
Date: 6/14/2021 9:16:00 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!