The Forgotten Codes of Recess

Once, in the gentle whisper of autumn leaves, a playground stood
where laughter echoed the pulse of secrets untold.
Beyond the swings and slides, hidden realms awaited,
beneath the watchful gaze of the unyielding oak.

"Check the shadows under the third swing from the left.
Numbers engraved upon the wood:
31, 12, 24 - Northern whispers whisper true."

As the bell's resonance faded, children scattered
into the wild expanse of imagination.
Yet, only a few understood the worth
of recess bound by invisible threads.

"The cryptic message etched in sand:
Seek the path where the sun meets
the eastern ridge, near the forgotten tree
whose bark whispers tales of yore."

There lay the treasure - not of gold,
nor of silver, but answers cloaked
in the language of play, waiting to
be deciphered by those who dared.