Zestful
May days
merry in an iridescent coat of spring
for girls in flowered dresses
jumping rope
one at each yellow handle while two dart in and out
their laughter and chants bounce in unforeseen direction
"Janey and Johnny sitting in a tree
K I S S I N G
first came love then came..."
"skip, skip, skip to my Lou
skip to my Lou my darlin'..."
more chants that snap in step with a cardio zing
girls run in and out of an airborne rope
skip, count
skip and count
like keeping time while the rest of the world roots
in trouble
careful hops like dancing 'round good luck pennies
the snap of the rope smacking pavement
as if filling a void
till sunset fits broad, passive shadows to faces
smirking
silvered by the zestful push of youth
till one day girls step through the rope
without a pause
to come to want different things
Poem composed May 13/2023
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