A Poem For Today {A tricky one, at that.}

I have more gray hairs than I care to tell

I've been running all day doing this and that

I have some new paint, but I need a bath mat

The news today says your house won't sell

Today I've run more than I care to tell

My kids are downstairs watching t.v.

But soccer practice starts in about an hour

Is the cream still good or is it sour?

I need it for dinner and you will see

It's soccer time and yet, too much t.v.

I'd like a nap at this fine date

My baby is asleep and all will be well

If he wakes up now, then I can tell

That my bedtime tonight won't be too late

And that may suffice for this fine date.

The dinner plan may come to naught

A message on my phone said come at five

Instead of seven, man alive!

Because I have to go earlier than thought

Cereal for dinner is better than naught.

All this is true, don't ask me why

It's come in rhyme and come in verse

Maybe someday I'll drive a hearse

Yes, here's a poem; I thought I'd try

All this is true but don't ask me why.

Sincerely, Allysha