Best Toy Box Poems

Each of us has one;
each alone may see it,
and none is ever touched these days.
Its content, though, is real enough.
There little blocks of memory
are carelessly assembled,
rudely left by time to gather dust
that filters in to gently cover them--
not quite enough to cause
an aging child to...

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Come let's explore.
Children three to four
Dump toys from a toy box on to the floor.
Delighted shouts come from their cores
As treasures lost have been found makes
Their hearts soar.
Wait. There's more
Happy sounds coming from the bedroom 
Through the open door
Lets me know my children will be...

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He thinks his daddy is a superhero;
The ultimate action figure and model *****.
Who flies by night into his faintest dreams
And recedes with shadows as the day seems
To close with toy box lids.  Asleep he goes
Hoping for daddy like legendary heroes....

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