To mark the summer holidays and the fact that my little boy starts big school in September I am re-posting a version of a poem I first shared last year…
Beautiful Chaos
“Don’t put my book down the toilet”
“I won’t Daddy”
FLUSH
“Your cereal bowl is not a drum, or a steering wheel”
“Please don’t hit your sister with your Bob the Builder Hammer”
THWACK
And so the day begins
We grapple and fight
Against the oncoming day
Why
Do we stress and toil
Instead of letting children play
Be yourself
Little ones
Soon to start school
Those endless days are gone
Lovely tiny faces
And imaginative brains
Just ignore adult chores
Go out and play
Sunshine
Dragons
Lego
And beautiful chaos
I promise to down tools
And join you for a day
“Stop it, stop it”
“No the cat is not a cushion”
MIAOWAAWWWW
It’s a perfect day
©John de Gruyther 2014
The World Outside the Window 
“Sunshine, Dragons, Lego” could be the title for my little brother’s life. What a wonderfully evocative piece. Good luck with all the chaos that a new school year brings 🙂 and thank you for the timely re-post.
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Thank you so much for your lovely comments 🙂
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I love this. Love it. Beautiful writing. Made me laugh out loud!
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Thanks Rachael 🙂
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