My Swing In Nature
By Maya P
Published 15 August 2023
As I go to the swing on my front porch, the canopy is
Covered in vines, as the trees sway in the wind.
It was just hanging and waiting for hours.
As I go to sit, I can't, because it is wet, so
I wait like the swing.
As I wait, the ghost has a play on it in the wind.
It is wooden, the rope is peeling and breaking,
The nail is coming off, it is getting unsafe, but I still play in nature!
I go to the porch and have a play, it makes me fly like a bird.
I jump off the swing and land on my feet, the timber
Beneath me is still wet and a shiver runs through me.
The wind in my face, my hair on my face, the swing is
The last bit of play equipment we have,
I always soar high and as I swing my feet back, they touch
The other plants that we have put on our porch
It scratches me but I love it!