THE OPEN FIELD

The open field
Green with patches of brown
Balloons of many colors
Floating along the poles

Children hang around
Big ones, small ones and handicapped
Smiling and eagerly waiting
The events lined up
And the starter’s gun poising to the sky

Wait a minute?
Sir there is no sign
What can we do?
Run or stay behind?

Stay on the tracks
Don’t run until I say so
Look at this starter’s gun
No sound don’t run

And the tension and frustration
The events lined up for all to see
Yet the hot sun smile its shaft of light
Simmering on the field…………

The colorful balloons
Heated up by the sun rays
Slowly it begins to pop
One by one waving goodbye
And the children………..
Eyes looking at the starter’s gun
Do you hear the sound or not?