One More Time

 

 

                                                                                   

 

                                                                                               Jeanne Hannon Petras

To play in dirt

To perch on my Mother’s lap

To sit in awe at my first movie

To go on a hike carrying a paper bag lunch

To ice skate on a frozen pond

To roller skate on uneven sidewalks

To sleep in a tent at camp

To carry my towel wrapped bathing suit - -

- - >To swim in the city pool

To ask, “Want any Halloweeners?”

To believe in Santa Claus & the Easter Bunny

To find a reward under my pillow for a lost tooth

To find that perfect flat stone - -

- - >To pay hopscotch

To walk with empty tin cans on my shoes

To climb a tree

To have icicles stuck to my mittens

To ride my bicycle on nearly empty streets

To be “It”

To not be “It” and hide behind a bush

To be on my first roller coaster ride with my Dad

To sit on the curb at a parade

 To run in the rain - -

-- > To stomp in a puddle

To share a bedroom with my sister

To pretend that my brother isn’t there

To sometimes love getting scared

To hide a love comic under my bed pillow

To skip across the creek, rock to rock - -

- - > To not get my feet wet

To be told by a flower that I love butter

To know the answer to - “He loves me, he loves me not”

To not step on a crack and break my Mother’s back

To find an empty “Lucky Strike” pack - -

- ->To say, “Lucky, lucky, one two three -  nobody stepped on you but me”

To believe - to trust

To know that all people are good

To suppose that life was endless

ALL I ASK - JUST ONE MORE TIME!