Dolls and Heroes

Yay! Last day of school!
So much the kids accomplished!

DD now reads full stories
with such confidence and enthusiasm!
Looking so proud and beautifully in control,
as her kind and troubled heart, often wishes could do more.
 
Yet there are two homes, there is a schedule,
and they are too young to take control.

DS also recognizes more words,
numbers and shapes!
What a champ this monkey is!
Looking so handsome and sweet
learning to express his emotions
with words and not temper tantrums.

His brain “gets confused,” he says…
Forgetting which house, he will go to next,
and only knowing as he sees mom or dad
walking through the daycare door. 

Oh summer! You are here at last!
Let us play and get all sweaty,
get all wet at the splash pads,
ride our bikes and hit the playgrounds.

Bless the days with ice cream cones,
gummy warms, popcorn and movies,
books and Lego, beach and mud.

May you bring smiles and play dates,
barbecues at grandma’s and face time calls
with the troop back home.

Then towards the end of August 
please slow down, Summer!
And let us snuggle a few more times
before they grow, and care no more
for dolls and heroes.
 
© Irene Z, June 2019.