No TV to keep us occupied indoors, <br /> No PC's or electronic gadgets galore. <br /> But from early morn till after dark, <br /> We'd invent our own kind of lark. <br /> A rope from a tree over a remote pond, <br /> Of skinny dipping we were really fond. <br /> An excursion hunting into the woods. <br /> Fishing on the creek was realy good. <br /> A worn out skate, a hammer and nails, <br /> Scraps of wood, a sidewalk for rails, <br /> Made transport for hours and hours galore. <br /> A nickel gave half a day at the candy store. <br /> We'd take a clothes pin and a rubber band, <br /> From a worn out inner tube and with plan, <br /> Make a gun that would harmlessly shoot, <br /> Play "cowboys 'n' injuns," holler 'n' hoot. <br /> Never a dull moment did we ever see. <br /> We were always as busy as a honey bee. <br /> We did lots of chores and in a big hurry, <br /> So off to our own we could then scurry. <br /> The depression made toys out of our range. <br /> So with inventiveness our toys we'd arrange. <br /> Seems only yesterday, because in my life, <br /> Self taught inventiveness will always suffice.<br /><br />Bill Halbert<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/seems-only-yesterday/
