A Poem To Celebrate My Daughter's Energy

A Poem to Celebrate My Daughter’s Energy　　　June 2011

 

At the end of the day as the sun starts to set,

You put on your pajamas and get into bed,

You want to sleep but you can’t right away,

Because your head is full of things you did today.

 

First, you walked to the park, which was so far away,

The journey alone seemed to take half a day,

Your legs were so tired but you didn’t stop,

You saw the slide and you climbed to the top.

 

Then you slid down and ran back up again,

How many times? Maybe 9…maybe 10!

Then did you rest? Oh no, not at all,

Because in your backpack, you had a ball.

 

You threw it and kicked it and chased it around,

Around and around and around the playground,

Then did you rest? Not at all, no such thing!

You played on the climbing frame, see saw and swing.

 

Up and down, back and forth, you were so busy,

A ride on the roundabout made you quite dizzy,

Then did you rest? No, no, you didn’t stop,

Off you went again with a skip and a hop.

 

To the monkey bars you were determined to master,

Each time you tried you got faster and faster,

You wouldn’t stop until you had it beat,

Your arms felt like they had stretched down to your feet.

 

Your hands full of blisters and covered in sweat,

I thought you would rest but no, you weren’t done yet,

Once more on the swings but I had to say “No”,

“I’m sorry sweetheart but we have to go”.

 

Because Mummy was waiting for us to go shopping,

So all the way home you were running and hopping,

And because it was a beautiful day,

We decided to walk all the way.

 

When we got to the shop did you rest? Did you sit?

Oh no you didn’t, not one little bit,

You laughed and you sang as you ran up the aisles,

A wonderful maze that went on for miles.

 

You helped push the trolley and even helped pack,

The shopping was heavy but you carried it back,

You must have been tired but you didn’t moan,

You struggled on until we reached our home.

 

Then you sat down, and you took a rest,

Your little heart thumping away in your chest,

I thought you would take a short nap on the floor,

But then you jumped up and ran out the door.

 

You begged of me, “Daddy, let’s play hide and seek!”

You counted first, but I saw you peek,

I hid so well that you couldn’t find me.

You gave up looking and climbed up a tree.

Daddy LOVES you!

 

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