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The Disappeared Day

January 14, 2014
By Jordan Rutz SILVER, Muskegon, Michigan
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Young children,
wide imaginations,
they can be anything they want.
Playing in the garden,
with their minds carefree.
Playing the game they’ve always loved.
Three of them running and yelling
under the bright blue sky,
until it turns pink and fills with clouds.
Mothers shouting for them to come inside,
until tomorrow when they can play again.
Tomorrow arrives and they open their eyes
to realize it’s been four years.
The ground is cold and their schedules are busy.
The children’s favorite spot is now just a memory.

© Erika W., Milford, CT

The author's comments:
I wrote this about my childhood and how I would play with my friends in my backyard, but we eventually grew up and forgot about the games we played.
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