Daddy and the Bear

Every morning in Mummy and Daddy’s bed

Daddy’s gone, and there’s a bear instead

A great, big, angry, grizzly bear!

Where did he come from?

How did he get there?

Under the covers he grizzles and growls 

If you make a noise then that grizzly bear howls

And if you get too close he’ll pounce out of the bed

If you’re not careful, he’ll bite off your head!

 

Then Mummy makes coffee all steaming and hot

And leaves it by the bed in a big coffee pot 

Sooner or later Daddy comes down the stairs

With a big happy smile and a cheery air

I went up and checked and the bear’s disappeared

Where does he go to when my Daddy is here? 

I poked him this morning, so I know he’s not dead

Maybe he’s hiding under the bed?

Mom's Taxi

When I grew up

I wanted to be

A fireman

A fighter pilot

And a mom

Now I’m grown up

I put out imaginary fires

I fight the morning traffic

And I’m a mom 

The moral of the story is

Be careful what you wish for

You might just get it

With bells on

Sleep

Sleep transforms

demons into angels

perpetual motion

into a dead slumber

Sleep transforms

a 3-foot child

into a 6-foot monster

with octopus arms

Spring

The blossoms are out

Spring is here

My sinuses are clogged

I’m sneezing everywhere 

The frogs are croaking

In the pond

I can’t sleep through

Their mating song 

My feet are itching

To be away

My welcome here

Long overstayed

Rat Racing

Sick of rat racing

Money chasing
Gridlock
Tick tock 
Clock watching

Call me a cubicle hater
Speak to me later 
Talk shop
Bribe a cop 
Corporate alligator

A change of pace
A different race
Slow down
Dressing down
A wider space

Smell the flowers

Take an hour
Sunlight

Sleep tight

Balance of power