Sunday, April 28, 2013

A ribbon of children



Watching, silently
on the edge of the playground
a father dropping off children
releasing them to the school

amid the controlled chaos
a living “Where’s Waldo” poster
the schoolyard, playground this morning
watching the forming, a living thread

a ribbon of children,
running, skipping,
dancing across
the blacktop, together

being children, free,
out in the open air
snaking their way,
through the hopscotch

the jump rope,
the tag and the banter
coursing, like ants to the nest
following a scent line in the dust

no hands were held,
but they moved
as if connected, giggling
a ribbon of children, moving,
laughing together


Edited April 28, 2013
“A ribbon of children”
Edited April 24, 2013
“Ribbons of Children – v2”
August 29, 2008
“Ribbons of Children”
Pembroke Village School

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