I love carousels The horses come in so many colors black white brown gray a honey shade of tan sunny yellow fire engine red or even a soft baby blue But no matter their colors the horses all go at the same speed as they circle round and round They start together They finish together too Nobody is first and nobody is last Everyone is equal when you ride a carousel
When I was a very little girl my family lived in Baltimore Near our house was an amusement park It was green and grassy big and beautiful bright and shiny There were rides and games treats and cold drinks at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park and a carousel too But before I was born there were no rides or sweets at that park for children like me
Was it because kids didn’t have money to buy tickets I asked Mama No it wasn’t about money said Mama Or was it because they lived too far away from the park I asked That wasn’t the problem either said Daddy Then why I wondered aloud
