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Swings
April 8, 2021
Pushing off the ground
Leaning back and letting go
Bend your knees and feel the breeze
As you're swinging to and fro
Revel in the sunlight
As the playground shrinks beneath you
The wind stops
Your stomach drops
You're falling from the blue
Sweeping past the mulch
And soaring to the sky
For one so small you've never
Been so high
So jump!
A tumble and a moment
You're sitting on the side
With bloody knees and splinters
While your friends make play and hide
Now you're headed home
The disinfectant stings
But tomorrow you will fly again
Tomorrow ride the swings.
© Brynne L., Williamsburg, VA
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