The Tube Slide
The park is buzzing like bees with activity.
My eyes dart from one apparatus to the next.
Swings, Seesaws, and Sandboxes all calling my name
But the Tube Slide is what catches my attention the most.
Climb up the ladder, one rung at a time.
Make it to the top.
So high up in the sky!
Drop and plop my hiney into the tunnel.
Shades of blues and greens curve around and around.
Down I go as I twist and glide, side to side.
My stomach is twirling with every turn.
Swirling and whirling to the bottom.
Where I land and brush myself off.
Can’t wait to do it all again.
My eyes dart from one apparatus to the next.
Swings, Seesaws, and Sandboxes all calling my name
But the Tube Slide is what catches my attention the most.
Climb up the ladder, one rung at a time.
Make it to the top.
So high up in the sky!
Drop and plop my hiney into the tunnel.
Shades of blues and greens curve around and around.
Down I go as I twist and glide, side to side.
My stomach is twirling with every turn.
Swirling and whirling to the bottom.
Where I land and brush myself off.
Can’t wait to do it all again.
This poem is copyright (©) Stephanie Henson 2024
About the Writer
Stephanie Henson
Stephanie lives with her family in Southeastern, Pennsylvania, but is originally from Central, New Jersey where she studied Communications at Rider University. She is back at Rider pursuing a Certificate in Publishing and Professional Writing. Her background is in Advertising/Marketing and most of her writing experience is through those professional roles. Writing and storytelling has been her passion for a long time. A short children's story she wrote was selected for publication by Glittery Literary, an article was featured in Parakeet Magazine’s inaugural issue, and she has had several poems published by The Dirigible Balloon. She also has a Children's Poetry book scheduled for release in 2023 with Experiments in Fiction, an independent publisher in the UK. Stephanie enjoys reading, theatre, mindless web searching, Netflix binges, sunflowers, sports, and anything related to coffee!
