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A DAYS WORK

Today I left some dishes dirty,
The bed got made around two thirty,
The nappies soaked a little longer,
Their odour grew a little stronger.

The crumbs I spilled the day before,
Were staring at me from the floor,
The dirty streaks on those window panes,
Will still be there next time it rains.

"For shame, oh lazy one", you say
And just what did you do today?

I nursed a baby while he slept,
I held a toddler while he wept,
I played a game of hide and seek,
I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.

I pushed a swing, I sang a song,
I taught a child what's right and wrong,
What did I do this whole day through?
Not much that shows, I guess its true.

Unless you think that what I've done,
Might be important to someone,
With big blue eyes and soft blonde hair,
So, If that's true, I've done my share.