Duck Duck Goose and I Spy,

Simon Says, Mother May I,

Tag, Red Light, Green Light,

Hide and seek till midnight.

20 Questions, Musical Chairs,

Go Fish, War, Speed, Solitaire,

Crazy Eights and Old Maid,

Fun card games we'd played.

Scrabble, Ludo, Monopoly,

Snakes and Ladders, Sorry,

Treasure Hunt, Tug-of-War,

Fantastic board games galore.

Tea parties and playing store.

Marbles, jacks spinning tops,

Racing fast Go-carts, non-stop,

Paper planes, high-flying kites,

Radio Flyer wagons, riding bikes.

Jump rope, and Double Dutch,

Carefree high-energy hopscotch,

Creative  fun with made-up names,

Enthusiastic hand-clapping games.

Dots and Dashes, Cat's Cradle,

Jenga blocks that become unstable,

Fortune Teller and Tic-Tac-Toe,

Chinese Checkers, Chess, and Ludo.

These are the games we all love,

Not including those we’d think of,

Timeless hours of mirth each day,

The endless joy of childhood play.