The morning song of child play
Tumbles over the fence
Harmonizing with cardinal and dove
Carrying respite from responsibilities
Whoops and hoots
Clamor and compete with wind song
Until insistent whistles whine
Heralding rules and regulations
Summoning silence and structure
As frolic and mayhem
Form a straight line to the left
Subdued for only a few seconds
Until a few notes ring and ripple
Surreptitious shoves
Dissolve into dancing feet
While laughter escapes around pressed lips
And control capitulates to
Child’s play
Copyright 2014 Elizabeth Abrams Chapman
