Played Hooky From School Today

Little boy & his friends who played hooky from school

Played hooky from school today.

   Went up on the hill with Jim, Henry, Bill

   and the whole, darn gang

Got the ol' bob sled to goin', and gosh how she sang

    thru the snow and down the hill...why we'd hardly

begun fore' the bottom had come, and we had to

    walk back, but we didn't mind, cause we make track

Playin' hooky today

 

Yup, the fellers and me played hooky today

    got so wet and cold we could hardly see

All of a sudden a toe hurt, it had started to freeze,

    and it stung and it tingled clear up to my knees

Playin' hooky today

 

After playin' hooky today, I sneaked back,

    and told Ma that I'd hurt myself, stepped on a tack,

but, she needn't bother to look, that I'd tie it all up

    but gee, that toe swelled like a pizened pup,

and Ma looked at me with a squint in her eye and says..

    "Thomas Archibald, did you ever lie?"

Opps, played hooky today!

 

Well after playin' hooky today, Ma looked at the toe

    and I guess I howled when she rubbed it with snow,

She said, "Your wet shoes spelled hooky, Thomas Archibald,

    they have all the brands".

Next time I play hooky, I'll walk on my hands.

Played hooky today

 

 

 

 

 

 

Khalil Gibran

"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. 
 

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Oh those care free days of just playing outdoors with friends and using our imagination... when we played hockey we had to make pucks out of electrical tape and alter sticks to make hockey sticks, that added to the fun. Now a days kids don't need to use their imagination nor play outdoors anymore cause of video games... oh they are missing so much.

[A. Amos]

I was smiling while reading your interesting write, Sometimes of life are worth living...I have to admit this one you really create very lively poetry!

[anne p. murray- LadeeAnne]

Hello Amos thank you for stopping by, for reading and commenting on this poem.
Hugs
anne

[A. Amos]

Anne so great to see you back in action, you're most welcome my sweet friend. Hugs

[anne p. murray- LadeeAnne]

You are a blessing and an inspiration
back atcha' with the HUGS
anne

[A. Amos]

So are you my dear

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

the pic for this was perfect and I loved the poem good job it made me think of my childhood I never played hookey I loved school and I was a bit of a nerd though no one knew it lol I loved school so much my parents would keep me home as punishment so I was grounded from school lol

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

I feel like this was written many moons age, whether physically or in mind. a great ode to a time once forgotten, now new. Well done a fantastic imaginable reading.