Innocence Plays

In the park fast at play

While parents read amidst the spray

And all among them the swirl of fun

Basking sweetly beneath the sun

Its rays so bright we can almost remember

A time we’d play in innocent splendor

The child races through the activity

Soaked to the bone

A private oasis in the city

The squeals and shrieks of absolute bliss

As childhood song brushes our ears like a kiss

There, among the congregation at play

For a moment it’s me in that…certain yesterday

But then, as innocence plays in the lingering laughter

I’ve returned to watch over, now

Here and ever after