What part of childhood do most people recall? They want to relive the good times , with good friends. Swings are a very simple pleasure, not needing thought, just a little effort on your part (or a friend, or a lover) to send you soaring above the ground, always returning to a safe harbor. Unless, of course, you were more of a risk taker, letting go of the swing at the top of the arc, flying through space to land in triumph on your feet.
Soaring through space
With an effortless glide
I flew like a bird.
Not a care in the world
Going higher and higher.
Swifter and swifter,
Watching the sky,
I pumped harder and harder.
Not thinking, just being
Gossamer light.
Surrendering the chains
While at the top of my arc,
I flew into the air.
Never thinking about the
Ground far below.
Safely I landed.
With a victory cheer,
I raced back to the swing
Needing another
Grasp at the ring
such fun. those were the days! knew a boy that could do a flip off the swings at the top of the arc. always figured i would crack my head. but boy would i fly...great post. happy TT!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty!
ReplyDeleteI was always afraid of jumping off. Always admired those kids that did. Thanks for the memory.
ReplyDeleteI loved the double pump and jump off. Weeeeeeee.
ReplyDeleteyea...loved doing that, never got hurt either.
ReplyDeleteLove it, light and fun as a ride on the swing itself!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Glad to see that others are finding your blog.
ReplyDeleteMe too. No one seemed to notice that I used
ReplyDeletethe letters for swing to start each line of each verse,lol.
Very clever, Dreamhaven. I loved to swing, but I never jumped off - and if I had it to do again, I suspect I'd still hang on.
ReplyDeleteFunny. I did notice that the middle line of every verse began with the word "I", but not the S-W-I-N-G bit! Very clever!
ReplyDeleteI think that if you had not pointed out about the starting with "Swing" at the beginning of each sentence, I too would have never noticed it. It even took me a few minutes to figure out where the Swing was, but thank goodness I did. I would have felt so dumb.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, that was a great poem. I would also jump off and luckily never got hurt. If I did it now I would probably break so many bones that the doctors would have to replace everything. I think I will stay safe for now. I have enough things wrong.
God bless.
Many a skinned knee jumping off. But that was part of the fun then, wot? Nice poem :)
ReplyDeleteNice entry for the theme! Thank you!!!!
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