To Be Almost Two
Life is good when you are almost two!
You sit in your carriage with your brown eyes open wide.
And then you see a garbage truck
lime green metal,
its massive wheels grinding round and round
a strong man in the driver's seat
arm out the window
It rolls on and past
out of sight and out of mind
and off to your next adventure and Life is good
when you’re almost two!
when you sit in your carriage,
the king of the road
your chubby bare toes snuggled
against one another
your finger is pointing
to the right and then to the left
your eyes flitting back-and-forth
exploring every corner
every tree
exclaiming
"I see the moon!" and life
is good
when you are almost two!
when everything is new
when your eyes are fresh
and are excited to see every small thing
when you look at the sky and see the moon
when you point to a car and say beep beep
when you know what a birdie says
and
what the cat says
and that dog says "woof"
and life is
just excellent when you are almost two!
To be almost two is to be on the verge of everything
language
ideas
life
and big adventures!
Life is good
when you are almost two
and right around the corner is
a red fire truck
and
your eyes open wide
your fingers point
your mouth a small circle
"oooooo," you say
and you smile
as only someone
who is almost two can.
and so do I!
