For Kids and Parents (of all ages)

We make laundry, 

Lots of messes 

Happiness’s 

Finest parts 

We make parents 

Laugh and lament 

We melt popsicles 

And hearts 

We make Ordinary 

Sacred

We make headaches ...

We are loud 

We make parents 

Lose their patience 

We make parents 

Feel so proud 

We make dishes 

And the wishes 

Of mommies 

And daddies come true 

We make noise 

And joys 

And sorrows 

Cause that's what 

Girls and boys do 

We make sticky 

Hugs and kisses 

We make adults 

Children too 

We make everything 

So worth it 

With soft, chubby, 

‘I wuv/love you’ 

Did I mention 

We make messes 

We make parents 

Find their knees 

While we make 

Best Happiness-es 

While we make 

Best Memories 

© Janet Martin 

I wrote this with one on my lap 

Squeezing me with hugs and kisses and one 

Beside me who, after I read 

Part of the poem 

pleaded non-stop 

‘ple-e-e-se may I have a melty popsicle? 

I love melty popsicles, ple-e-e-e-ase! 

Sometimes ya’ just gotta 

Strike while the iron is hot! 

Now let’s see if we have any popsicles! 

Yes!

So they had those while I posted this,

then Little boy climbed back up on my chair

 put his arms around my neck and right now he

is hiccupping loudly in my ear😍😂😇

(must be that popsicle:)