A Week To Do As I Please
If I had a week all to myself,
And could put life on hold, high up on the shelf;
How I would spend it, you want to know -
Well let’s see now, if I can give it a go.
Unlike God, on the first day, I would rest,
Before giving my endurance the ultimate test.
Sleep a lot on that very first day;
Catching up on what sleep has gotten away.
Then on that second day my motor would roar,
Visiting all the places that I’ve lived before.
Not in an attempt to relive my youth
Just giving my memory a dose of the truth.
Then on the third day I would sit back and relax;
Catching up on some movies I’ve missed in the past.
Watching with my wife in a theater for two;
Re-enacting some love scenes when the movies are through.
Then on the fourth day I’d like to go on a hike
And cruise some dirt trails on a new mountain bike.
Take my kayak on a rapidly flowing river;
Excitement, this day, I hope would deliver.
On the fifth day I would like to give something back
And visit a local children’s hospital, in fact.
Bring along toys and puppets and clowns;
Try painting some smiles on little kids’ frowns.
Day number six and day number seven
I would spend at the ocean, my little piece of heaven;
Surrounded by members of my extended family;
Playing together, all happily.
Copyright © Joe Flach | Year Posted 2010
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