Remember play?
The soul release,
A swooning, sweet peace
Can you feel the gritty sand in your hair?
Kingdom castles tower then crumble in the salt air
Hide-and-seek in the black of night
Thrilling mix of can’t see and get out of sight
The baby doll’s permanent face
Mothering, feeding, rocking … whatever the place
Dressing up, forever becoming
Astronauts and superheroes running and jumping
Where does play go,
As years stack upon us, and our spirits grow?
Let us not leave the wonder in the past
Imagination’s potential is gloriously vast!
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Thank you for visiting for this Five Minute Friday Poem! What will you do for play this weekend?
If you are interested in writing for 5 minutes every Friday, here is the website with more information: http://www.fiveminutefriday.com
Julie Dibble, Speaker and Author 
Such a sweet post! With a powerful message, thank you. We really do need wonder and play in our lives, no matter how old we get. Thanks for this reminder. Blessings to you!
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Thank you for reading, Mari-Anna. I appreciate your kind words. Yes! Lets encourage each other to wonder and imagine. Its a beautiful gift from God 🙂
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Eloquently written! I love reading your poetry!
Jen
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Thank you for being here this morning, Jen. There is always more poetry …
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Beautiful. I love this last line: “Let us not leave the wonder in the past
Imagination’s potential is gloriously vast!”
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Thank you so much Tara for reading and your kind words. Yes, lets continue to stretch our brains as far as the imagination will reach!
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I enjoyed your poem, and yes, it is sad if wonder and imagination become things of the past. Even as adults we still need to find ways to play!
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Thank you for being here Lesley. Being a writer allows me to use the gift of imagination, but there are lots of ways to have fun!
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Such an important question. Why do we abandon play as a regular activity? We tend to embrace it in second generation terms. It’s as if we give ourselves permission again. But our minds would do well to make it a significant life rhythm.
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Agreed, Stephanie! I catch myself watching my boys a lot, cherishing those moments from afar. However, I have to be intentional about playing with them, or playing with my husband 🙂
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This would be a fun kids story if you add a couple stanzas!
Enjoyed this
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Thank you so much for reading and your kind words. Enjoy what this Saturday holds!
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Julie, I loved this! You make me want to stop working right now and PLAY again! ♥♥♥ Thank you.
Shauna Blaak (So sorry I’m so late to visit. Your neighbour in FMF#16)
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Thank you for being here Shauna. No worries. I feel like we have connected before and will connect again here with Five Minute Friday and perhaps elsewhere!
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