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Saturday, March 06, 2021

Sunday Muse Poem -- Kids at Play

Photography by Romain Thiery 

(Abandoned in an old forgotten villa in France) 


Kids' Play House

An abandoned house across the road 
It was up a ways the kids would go 
A day of play, afternoon at least 
Old, very old, elegant for feast 

They'd packed a lunch share at the table 
Bigger kids' eats, best they were able 
Folks here must have left in a hurry 
Beds tables chairs for mice to scurry 

Kids stood in line to play the Old Maid
That's what they called the musical spade
Ace of Maids the machine left behind 
Keys were sticking, but best they could find 

No sounds this old piano would make 
But music from this crew they would fake 
Carefully when they left they locked the place  
New key for the old lock they had made 

Explore some more this small urchin clan 
Come again another day their plan 
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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights reserved 
 - Photo by Romain Thiery and copied from Carrie's directions linked below
 - I am linked with Carrie Van Horne at the Sunday Muse #150, http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2021/03/sunday-muse-150.html?m=1

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11 comments:

  1. indybevSaturday, March 06, 2021 5:55:00 PM

    Fun to picture the little group exploring. They were very brave, I think!

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  2. Carrie Van HornSaturday, March 06, 2021 6:37:00 PM

    A fun and wonderful write Jim. The rhyme adds to the charm of this poem too.

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  3. kaykualaSaturday, March 06, 2021 7:36:00 PM

    Explore some more this small urchin clan
    Come again another day their plan

    Wonderful shot Dr Jim! This really brings out all those crazy things we did when young. It need not be something exotic,new or highly priced but just anything can. Its success will all depend on the ingenuity of the participants.

    Hank

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  4. ZanderSaturday, March 06, 2021 7:41:00 PM

    You paint a rich picture!

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  5. biko kenyanitoSaturday, March 06, 2021 8:23:00 PM

    Yes! This is playful, another twist: even the tone sounds like a rhyme.

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  6. C. SandlinSunday, March 07, 2021 8:08:00 AM

    Sounds like fun! Insisting upon music even in the silence is a pretty cool idea to take from this. :)

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  7. TruedessaSunday, March 07, 2021 12:51:00 PM

    Enjoyed the rhymes and visuals. It would be fun to explore and old house.

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  8. qbitSunday, March 07, 2021 5:10:00 PM

    When I was growing up, only one new house after another. Nothing had been around long enough to be old! We would go play at all the construction sites, made each new house our playground until they put the locks on the doors, and we'd move on up the street!

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  9. HelenSunday, March 07, 2021 7:42:00 PM

    Reaching back in time, a magical time .... I enjoyed this, Jim.

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  10. HelenMonday, March 08, 2021 9:40:00 AM

    I have tramped around in an abandoned cabin in a wooded area adjacent to my great grandmother’s home in Arkansas ~ still remember the feeling of excitement mixed with fear.

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  11. Susie ClevengerMonday, March 08, 2021 3:57:00 PM

    I love this. I feel the imagination and discovery in those children who came upon a treasure house where they could dream.

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