The bright and luminous sky,
shining in our freckled faces.
The stench of bug spray and fish bait,
lingering up our little noses.
The pond was a rusty green color,
with soft algae floating by
our sun kissed toes.

My sister points from across
The pond my little brother’s
Shaggy brunette hair bounces.
He’s running away
from something but
we’re all clueless to
what it could be.

Bursts of laughter arise,
we now see a snake.
He emerges from
his grassy abode.
Hot tears form in
My energetic green eyes.


My brother’s little
camouflage trunks
sprinting past my fishing pole,
a snake gliding behind him
flashing black and yellow stripes
through the dull grey-brown grass.

Slowly it slithered
back into its home.
The giggles come to an end,
we now sit with
our backs to the world.

We were young and unaware
Of what was ahead.
It was a good day with no work
And a whole lot of play.