Sidewalk Chalk

Big and bold now, write your name.

Draw an arrow, then take aim

at a puffy heart: "Kim loves Kyle."

Doodling's sure to bring a smile.

How about some tic-tac-toe?

You be X; I'll be O.

Draw a yellow happy face

or the finish line for a relay race,

a wide, wide river to leap across,

a little circle for beanbag toss,

a bigger circle to play dodge ball.

Trace a shadow ten feet tall.

Make a line for tug-of-war

and signs that no one dare ignore.

Create a sun with a beaming grin,

a great white shark with a giant fin.

Draw a square to make home plate,

a swirly figure eight to skate.

Big and bold now, write your name.

Keep the score for sidewalk games.

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