so much that needs doing from the moment she first wakes up and looks about the room she knows she knows she knows this will definitely be a very full day there’s just so much that needs doing in this house a bite or two of her breakfast and she is on the run leave this here! she demands no need to tidy behind her there might be a free moment to grab another bite there’s just so much that needs doing in this house she must have a to-do list though it’s not written down no sooner is one task completed she’s running to the next never a moment to catch her breath and she doesn’t miss a thing there’s just so much that needs doing in this house walk the grounds, check things out look closer at this and that open cabinets, empty the shelves wonder - do these fit inside? wait, what is up there? get the step stool, stretch and reach there’s just so much that needs doing in this house yes, when you are two years old, there’s just so much that needs doing in this house
...for those times when I manage to visit my writing
Love how this captures her energy and excitement., especially her demand, Leave this here! (just in case I slow down enough to come back).
Thanks, Ramona! She is full of happiness, energy, and demands – a delight!
Maureen,
You must put this delightful poem into a personal picture book and include the photo up top, which I am so overjoyed to see. I have a vision of Frog doing the things needing doing throughout the day and you obeying orders. What a delightful image this evokes for me. 🥰
Thanks, Glenda! We have so much fun together. This little one is “Bird;” her older sister, “Frog,” is in preschool all day, so Bird now runs her Poppa and me, hahaha.
Maureen – your poem had so much energy too. I love the way you managed to drag the reader into the action, just one step behind you, behind her. “She” remained st the core of the action. All that wnergy and wonder!
Thanks, Dawn! Yes, there is so much energy and wonder. I have worked alongside teachers like this – and I think that’s what captivated me, seeing this little one’s endless curiosity and wondering how we continue to nurture this zest for life within her.