POETRY

When Kids Would Play

Carefree and hands-free living

(Author with family, friends, and relatives; early 1970s)

How did kids play before our age,
When smartphones have become the rage?
Hands free to roam, untethered minds,
Conceiving mischief of all kinds …

They had no followers, just friends,
No “unlike” buttons — made amends.
“Let’s chat” — a…