What Happened?

Silly Putty

Play Dough

Green Gak

Oh no

 

Hula Hoop

Hop Scotch

Jump Rope

Just watch

 

Knick-Knack

Patty Whack

Give the kid an 8-track

She's inside

All alone

Talking on her cell phone

 

Hide and Seek

Foot race

Jumpin Jacks

No trace

 

Lego sets

Model cars

Paper planes

Oh my stars

 

Knick-Knack

Patty Whack

Give the kid a Hacky Sack

He's inside

All alone

Talking on his cell phone

 

Stick ball

Silly games

Freeze tag

Just names

 

Laptop

iPods

New phones

are gods

 

Knick-Knack

Patty Whack

Give the kids a Nap Sack

They're inside

All alone

Texting on their cell phones

Reviews

[Vanessa]

Though I can't really find a core meaning to this, the mood, I really related by means of the mentioning of all of those things that were once a comfort. I found patternt there.

I absolutely ADORE the third stanza with a white-hot passion of a thousand burning stars. I mean, I loved it. It sounds so fantastic and had such a colorful flow and rhyme scheme that I smiled quite a few times.
This was lovely, to say the very least.

--vk

[Poeticme]

I totally get it!!..The world went and got in a big damn hurry....I remember all of those things growing up in the 80's..great write and read my friend..TY for sharing.

[Salvatore Buttaci]

Great poem! Congratulations on winning the It-Just-Is contest! Good going!

Sal