A Little Boy Climbing a Rock |
You can usually tell they're pretending, because the expression on their face says they're someone somewhere, anywhere other than who and where they are.
Sometimes it's obvious: rescuing a princess from an evil castle, fiercely thrusting a cardboard sword, wearing mommy's kitchen strainer on their head.
Other times, they might only be taking a little longer to climb the stairs up to bedtime, but you can tell they are into the moment ...
Climbing
(A Preschool Adventure)by CJ Heck
Climbing-climbing up the rock
through the woods, my hands are locked
on the rope so prickly-prickly
past a pine tree, tickly-tickly.
Climbing-climbing, higher-higher,
muscles feel like they’re on fire!
Through the dry leaves, rustle-rustle,
feel the wind push, hustle-hustle.
A long long way to the tippity top.
Hold on tight or flippity flop!
One foot here, then one foot there,
wish steps in rocks were everywhere ...
Huffing-puffing, not quite there.
Look out! There’s a grizzly bear!
Shhh-shhh, use tippy-toes ...
He’s turning now. See, there he goes ...
Snakes beside me, gliding-sliding!
Need a place for hiding-hiding!
Danger-danger! I can see
the snakes are esss-ing after me!
But no, they’re going in the ground
through those holes going down-down
Oh no, growling-growling from behind!
If I turn, what will I find?
A grumpy-grumpy scary thing?
I wish I had a bell to ring!
It’s getting dark! It's hard to see
the something else that’s chasing me!
Oh my gosh! I’m at the top.
I guess for now, I have to stop.
That was fun. I love pretending
but I wish stairs were never-ending ...
"A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write." ~CJ Heck
Need a place for hiding-hiding!
Danger-danger! I can see
the snakes are esss-ing after me!
But no, they’re going in the ground
through those holes going down-down
Oh no, growling-growling from behind!
If I turn, what will I find?
A grumpy-grumpy scary thing?
I wish I had a bell to ring!
It’s getting dark! It's hard to see
the something else that’s chasing me!
Oh my gosh! I’m at the top.
I guess for now, I have to stop.
That was fun. I love pretending
but I wish stairs were never-ending ...
"A writer soon learns that easy to read is hard to write." ~CJ Heck
2 comments:
What a delightful poem, CJ. Love it! X
Thank you so much, Christine!
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