Climb

You curved up from the ground
We surveyed you without fail
We would look for old boards
Find a hammer and some nails

We made ourselves a ladder
My brother I said to him
Make sure the board is wide enough
To nail between two limbs

It was an old Chinaberry Tree
In the corner of our backyard
And when one was up there sitting
They would declare war

We would throw china berries
We would be adventurous in our ways
Whether we were there or slippin n slidin'
Or ridin our bicycles any of those days

But we love to climb up that tree
I am so glad that we never fail
We would look for some more boards
Grab daddy's hammer and nails.

by: James W.  Mckay

June 23, 2023