And I wonder.

the quickness of it all -
the tennis racquet
and the ping pong ball
- of the days gone by

the quickness of it all -
the chinese whispers
the snake and ladders
- of the days gone by

the quickness of it all -
the stories
and tales
of mermaids and ogres
sea monsters and saints
- of the days gone by

the quickness of it all -
the wonder the beauty

of picnics and 'frooty'

- of the days gone by

the quickness of it all -

the flirting and hurting
the fresher's queen and the king

- of the days gone by

a day.. two days

months into decades

and I wonder

at the quickness of it all.