| Some candy from my Popeye Pez A game of Simon says Hopscotch and jumprope Gave way to the Greatest of Hope My Sandbox Fox in Sox or Green eggs and Ham A child of the 70s I am I can remember chasing my dog in my backyard with my hose Gleefully Spot jumping up and licking the water from my nose Oh where oh where did the hours go ? After school we would explore adventure and safely roam knowing that our Moms were all awaiting our arrival home We had trees to climb We laughed we whined And in time Mom or Grandma would call We'd leave the game or stop playing ball and fall Into our home Dinner always a sacred event We held hands said grace and reflected on another day spent Some days were just heaven sent Perhaps some black and white TV in the eve A game of Sorry or make believe And then prayers next to our bed Elder next to us as we knelt Yes it was a time in my life when my heart still felt . |