Two Skaters
Down the lane in the summer sun-
that's where I long to go;
down where the trees bend low with shade
and the creek widens and slows.
Down were the city sidewalk starts
by the road running smooth and wide,
meet me there with your roller skates;
we will skate hand in hand, side by side.
Around my neck and around yours, too,
hangs a piece of string with a key
to tighten our skates when they get too loose
as we glide there, just you and me.
All afternoon in the happy sun
we will skate back and forth in the wind
sharing our secrets, being carefree,
on this perfect day for just being friends.
When we are tired we will take a break
and sit in the shade of a tree;
we will drink soda pop and eat crackerjacks
and add to our store of sweet memories.
How I would love to travel back there
to the time we were young and free,
that day we shared in the summer sun
when you gave me your crackerjack key.
Copyright, July 8, 2016
Faye Lanham Gibson
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