They Didn't Tell Me...Deux

 

They Didn't Tell Me

They didn't tell me,

how loud, you'd be.

How some days,

my head would ache,

with your extrovert ways.

They didn't tell me,

that in a season anew,

we would school, one,

not two.

They didn't tell me,

I'd be “on” all day.

And here you come, home.

Joy all array.

Dig deep, Mama.

There's love to give,

and love to keep.

They didn't tell me,

how much noise you'd make.

How we'd hold,

our bellies and shake.

They didn't tell me,

your laughter,

would rattle like a saber,

wild and strong,

an ever present song.

They didn't tell me,

how many hugs,

you'd require.

More than four a day,

in your own childish way.

They didn't tell me,

you'd always be giving,

happy and free,

smiling and living.

They didn't tell me,

You'd be our ever present cheer,

unless a storm draws near.

They didn't tell me,

how loud, you'd be.

But now I know:

Throw open the door,

for on the back forty,

cheer travels far.