Happy late Valentine's Day! I hope your day was filled with people you love and many small kindnesses. We had a family party (cookies! candy! bouncing off the walls!). Dad took care of two of the three Valentine's essentials: flowers and chocolate, so I had fun writing a poem for each of the children. Brigham's was the most fun, so I thought I'd share (and for you English purists--Mom and Mary, I mean you! I'm aware that it's not laureate material, but I still enjoyed writing it):
Brigham
Smashing, pounding, running boy—
Ka-pow! BOOM! Smash!
Climbing, yelling, jumping joy—
Ka-boom! POW! Crash!
Sparkling eyes and devilish smile—
Yowza! BANG! Crash!
Charming, loving, falling with style—
Oof! YOW! Smash!
Broken hearts and broken glass—
Sparkle! GLEAM! Smash!
Going everywhere and going fast—
Vvvroom! SHA-ZAM! Crash!
Fiddle-bowing, stomping, crowing—
“Oh the CLEVERness of me!”-boy
Oh boy! Oh beautiful Boy!
Smashing, pounding, running boy—
Ka-pow! BOOM! Smash!
Climbing, yelling, jumping joy—
Ka-boom! POW! Crash!
Sparkling eyes and devilish smile—
Yowza! BANG! Crash!
Charming, loving, falling with style—
Oof! YOW! Smash!
Broken hearts and broken glass—
Sparkle! GLEAM! Smash!
Going everywhere and going fast—
Vvvroom! SHA-ZAM! Crash!
Fiddle-bowing, stomping, crowing—
“Oh the CLEVERness of me!”-boy
Oh boy! Oh beautiful Boy!
