Backyards run together

Some divided by fences

Keeping some out

And still…others in…

They contain episodes

Of life neighbors keep

From the front…

Like dogs, gardens and tools

Windchimes, wheelbarrows

And bikes…

There are bird houses, bird feeders

Birdbaths, statues, grills and lights…

Grass seems to cover all though

Weeds peek through at times…

Swings sets squeak in the wind

And patios or porches also

Dot the terrain…

Dogs run and bark behind

The fences but can be seen

And enjoyed…

Kids don’t seem as active anymore

As digital games have taken

Over catch, hopscotch

And jumping rope…

No longer do the nets stretch

Across the yards as most

Of our backyard kids are grown

With backyards

Of their own…