A Shiny New Dime

Shiny New Dime

When we were kids
we slept in bunk beds.
Rode down hill all day
on Snow King sleds.

Spent hours in the creek
catching big bull frogs.
At Christmas we had glasses
of fresh egg nog.

Made bikes sound special
with a playing card.
Called our siblings names
with little regard.

Curious young rascals
most of the time.
Who would do anything
for a shiny new dime.

Drove parents nuts
with things we had to own.
Skinned our knees
cried all the way home.

Made rabbit ears
on the wall by lamplight.
We argued at school
and got into fights.

We'd giggle when
our Fathers broke wind.
Got worried when they
wondered where we'd been.

Watched them watch us
when we made them proud.
Listened to them yell
when we got too loud.

Made them nervous
when we borrowed the car,
Even more so when
we went out to a bar.

They watched us go through
every fad and style.
Shed tears as their daughters
walked down the aisle.

Now if you're lucky
this will happen to you.
You will know the things
your parents went through.

So parents remember
they're only kids for a time.
Then it's their turn,
their kids
and a shiny new dime!

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