Children

Children were fascinated by cracks in the pavement

By gutters  where they rolled marbles

By  grids with slime hanging down into the water

By places where they could hide

By the location of sweet shops

By a few rare places where there were frogs or other amphibians

Sand left by workman

Abandoned hand carts and trollies

They chased tom cats

Climbed the walls and fences  grazed knees and cut  hands

They were alive one way or another