Shadow Dancers

A boy and a girl used to run out of school,

Running fast and hard and breaking every rule.

They whooped and they jumped,high in the air

They were free at last and they didn't have a care.

These two kids were fast

They loved to run and jump.

They didn't go many places without a bump.

These kids didn't keep still,

They couldn't if they tried.

They were full of monkey mischief

Bubbling inside!

It wouldn't be long before they arrived at their car and went their separate ways,as one lived close,and the other lived far.

And whilst the mothers chattered and said their goodbyes

The children would make up games to try.

Waving their hands,high in the air

The children would make their shadow friends appear

The mothers talked on

Not seeming to glance

As the girl and the boy

Made those shadows move and dance.

Swirling and twirling

Jumping up and down

The shadows would leap

And spring and bound

With lots of laughter

And lots of joy

The shadows would dance for the girl and the boy.

The children would giggle and shriek and shout

When the shadows dancers came out.

It was a truly infectious sound 

And that's what made those mothers turn around

It may have seemed the mothers were gossiping away

But it wouldn't be long before they joined in with the play.

For in truth those mothers were as 'bad' as the kids,you see.

Monkey chops themselves to the highest degree. 

And for ten minutes at the end of each school night,

The mummies would join in,much to the children's delight.

Feet on the pavement,toes gripped wobbly on the kerb

Their hands would interlock and turn shadows into birds.

It would end up in fits of giggles

As we all waved our hands 

And made the shadows dance and wriggle.

These days now seem far,far away.

But I still remember when the shadows came out to play.

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This poem was written for the prompt given by Josie at Two Shoes In Texas  

This week we could choose Shadow or Cloud 

Two Shoes Tuesday