Today I Think We'll Go For a Walk

Today I think we’ll go for a walk,
And with my children I will sit and talk.
We’ll go hunting bluebells deep in the woods,
We’ll put on our wellies, and pull on our hoods.

 

Today I think I’ll dance round the trees,
We can chase butterflies and bumble bees,
And if we find snowdrops we’ll stare in wonder,
Laugh if it rains, scream if it thunders.

Today I think I’d like to be four,
Follow the footprints of an animal’s paw.
If we get cold we’ll sit round a fire,
While fire sprites dance for us to admire.

Today I’ll eat penny sweets, crisps and chocolate,
We’ll climb over fences and fill up our pockets,
With feathers and twigs and good luck things,
We’ll use dock leaves for nettle stings. 

Trickling waters will call us all in
To play in their wetness, to dance, to sing.
We can hold hands and run really fast,
Chasing the rainbow, how long will it last?

Look out for goblins, giants, and trolls.
We can set up a camp with me on patrol.
And when it is time to leave our play,
And head for our beds to wearily lay.

We’ll say good to all the things,
The rainbow the sprites with their fiery wings,
The nettles the trees the sparkly stream,
And home we’ll return with a head full of dreams. 

Today I think we’ll go for a walk.