FORT

This is my fort
Secure like Fort Knox
It’s made with heavy wood
And jagged brown rocks
A rusted green street sign
I recovered from the field
And the lid of a trash can
I’ll use as a shield.

My companions are heroes
Each one a true friend
Our powers of good
Will be put forth to defend
All day since this morning
All afternoon 'till tonight
We'll save the worried world
Until the porch dinner light.

Off to clean up
For dinner and then sleep
Hoping that while we dream
The bad guys won't peep
At day break tomorrow
March back to the fort
Because every kid knows
That summer is too short.


:::dcb