Olivia Goolkasian

On Top of the World

The slide seemed to go for miles
As we hiked into the cerulean sky
Adventures filled us with smiles
The wooden castle could not say goodbye

Rolling down the grassy mountain
The endless view of the metropolis from above
Racing to the stone drinking fountain
This place we came to love

Laughter drowned us as we cartwheeled around
Dancing to the music of the cooling breeze
Bunches of dandelions flooding the ground
Flowered crowns were our expertise

Wooden benches became our palace towers
As we climbed them to heighten our view
Playing make believe for hours
We prayed the day would never be through

Sunset above the city
We overlooked it all
Nothing could be as pretty
As these memories I recall          





[TABLE OF CONTENTS, LHS CLASS OF 2011 EDITION]


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