At the Playground
Away down deep and away up high,
a swing drops you into the sky.
Back, it draws you away down deep,
forth, it flings you in a sweep
All the way to the stars and back -
goodbye, Jill; goodbye, Jack;
Shuddering climb wild and steep,
away up high, away down deep.
by William Stafford
William Edgar Stafford was born on 17 January 1914 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States of America. He became a poet. William Edgar Stafford passed on at 79 years of age on 28 August 1993 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States of America.
Away down deep and away up high,
a swing drops you into the sky.
Back, it draws you away down deep,
forth, it flings you in a sweep
All the way to the stars and back -
goodbye, Jill; goodbye, Jack;
Shuddering climb wild and steep,
away up high, away down deep.
by William Stafford
William Edgar Stafford was born on 17 January 1914 in Hutchinson, Kansas, United States of America. He became a poet. William Edgar Stafford passed on at 79 years of age on 28 August 1993 in Lake Oswego, Oregon, United States of America.