Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Children in the Great Depression


Children running on bare feet

In woods and meadows over train

Tracks through tall grass dreaming

Of things we may never dream

Working in hot sun all day, back aching

Hoeing beets and pulling carrots

Old creaky houses to sleep in, stuffed with people

Not many toys to play with

No trains, no paper airplanes,

Nothing but sticks and stones

But having hopes and dreams in the

Air helping each other through

1 comment:

  1. Awesome poem Kayla! I love the detailed description. It painted a nice picture in my mind. Have you been studying about the great depression?

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