"Yesterday"

        "Yesterday"

Thinking back to yesterday,

Before youth, left to stay.

Playing outside...in the dark;

Sneaking kisses, after dark.

Remembering the games we played;

Board games, that went on for days.

Playing tag and kick the can;

Try and catch me...if you can.

Climbing trees and playing ball;

Hating days the rain did fall.

Always wanting more sunny days;

So we could laugh and play.

Never knowing that we were poor;

Not asking dad to buy us more.

Baking potatoes in an outside fire;

Roasting marshmallows on a piece of wire.

Tree tag games, in a mulberry tree;

So much fun and all games were free.

All nice days were spent outdoors;

Never once feeling, that we were bored.

Todays children want so much more;
Costly things... from the store.

Cell phones and electronic games;

Why did these things have to change?

    Valentine

Reviews

[KWP]

Ahh that's my youth right there in your description.... Ahh a beautiful time. It's true these days kids have 'online' and that's all. It's up to us parents to show them the other side of life. x

[Valentine]

Here, when school lets out, it is texting and internet. I miss the innocence of past years when kids were safe to play outside until dark, Kathie