AFTER DINNER BEFORE SLEEP HAS COME
I LOOK AT THE PICTURES SHE HAS DONE
“CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR HANDS”
PICTURES OF SEAS PICTURES OF SAND
THE FOLLOWING DAY IS JUST THE SAME
SHE HAPPILY PLAYS THE PICTURE GAME
“CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR HANDS”
PICTURES OF SEAS PICTURES OF SAND
JUST TO PROVE THEY’RE NOT THE SAME
SHE SLIGHTLY ALTERS THE PICTURE GAME
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR HANDS
PICTURES OF SHELLS PICTURES OF SAND
THE MIND OF A CHILD CAN ALTER PAINT
TO MAKE IT APPEAR JUST WHAT IT AIN’T
CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR BRAIN
IT NOT JUST SEA AND SAND AGAIN
BY DON HOLMES
This is a poem I wrote for my daughter when she started nursery 1980
entered on 26.01.2010
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