Pretend Play
Pretend Play
As the day approaches an early dawn
I watch you playing out in the lawn
With your bulldozer you made a road
For the dump truck with the heavy load
You’re so cute playing out on your own
The greatest pretender I’ve ever known
In your cutoff jeans and baseball hat
You made a village in no time flat
With little homes and sticks for trees
You build around it on your knees
Oh how cute to watch you play
I could stay here and watch all day
But as the evening loses light
It’s time to go in for the night
And take a bath and brush your teeth
But wanting to play, he gives me grief
“A little longer, Daddy please”
Batting his eyes in which to tease
“A few more minutes”, my beautiful son
“But then inside you must come”
I know it’s difficult to end the day
When he still wants to be outside and play
But soon tiredness will set in
As he regenerates to start again
Copyright © Jeff Morehead | Year Posted 2011
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