The Friday after Thanksgiving Collette came to visit with the Princess and the General. We had a delightful Thanksgiving Tea, and a great discussion with the Princess about decorating her bedroom. This caused me to notice how 'grown-up' the Princess is becoming!
Now, there is a delightful little poem by Dorothy Aldis called Grown Up - but I could only remember the first stanza. So, this weekend I had to go on a poem hunt.
I looked through every possible book; I looked on-line. And although I could find others by Dorothy Aldis, I couldn't find the one I needed. So, I put out a call to the only other person left in the world who would know this poem - my daughter, Karen. AND SHE CAME THROUGH! Here it is:
GROWN UP
I'm growing up, my mother says -
Today she said I'd grown.
The reason why is this: now I
Can do things all alone.
And though I'm glad that I don't need
Someone to brush my hair
And wash my hands and face and button
Buttons everywhere,
Although I'm very glad indeed
To help myself instead,
I hope that I won't have to try
TO TUCK MYSELF IN BED.
I was delighted to find this old favorite. And all poetry lovers will understand why I NEEDED to find this poem.
(The picture above is from Allposters.com)