metal crash
dash
jump
kerplunk
slam dunk
.
"Thomas, come home right this instant!"
“Awe, Mom! In a minute?”
.
ribbit ribbit
hiccup
yawn
kick the ball
across the lawn
.
run and play
scream and shout
.
"Mrs. Smith, can Tom stay out?"
.
go
stop
go
.
“Mom says no. Sorry, guys, gotta go..."
.
round the corner
jump the fence
.
"Hurry up or you'll get drenched!"
.
Up the stairs
and through the door
slipped
kaboom!
hit the floor
.
ups-a-daisy
off to bed
thoughts of race cars
in my head
.
comb my hair and
brush my teeth
but
toothpaste
tube's
just
out of
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreach
.
slip on pajamas
climb into bed
.
"Turn off that light, Tom—"
“Do as your mother says"
.
kitty cat wraps
round my feet
good night world
I'm fast
asleeeeeeepppp
***
Copyright © 01/25/2004 by Christy Munson. All rights reserved.
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Comments (5)
Those were the good old days! Loved your poem!
If only life were so simple! Energy and rest.
Lovely
Pure delight! Childhood - so far away now and yet deceptively near. Loved the energy of the poem - especially mom's voice!
How did you learn so much about my childhood?