They chase each other up and down the playground with calls and laughter.
Water sprays from the sprinklers and cools their skin.
They sip tea from China teacups as they lounge on blankets laid over long grass.
They duck behind sheds and crouch in bushes in a game of hide-n-seek.
Along roads, they adventure with bikes and skateboard experiencing their first taste of freedom.
Their mothers watch on.
Their sitters keep track.
Their dads observe.
-While youth have their day in the sun.
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The Season of Youth
by Stephanie Daich
