So Now You’re…
So now you’re two
when we’re through
you won’t be blue
knowing the things you can do
now that you’re two
You can row your canoe
all the way to Peru
or to Kalamazoo
even Timbuktu
not to mention Baku
or Malibu
by the time we’re through
Visit the zoo
hop with a kangaroo
graze with a caribou
cuckoo with a cockatoo
even strut like an emu, with a new hairdo
Go to an igloo
where off the menu
you can order tofu
or chew on fondue
while drinking a cold brew
or juice from a moo-moo,
even a mountain dew.
Put on your shoe
go to a venue
do kungfu
or jujitsu
just to name a few
Take a choo-choo to Ouagadougou
where you can play peekaboo behind bamboo
break a taboo and get a tattoo
work as a buckaroo
while getting a shampoo
Fly up the flue
slide through goo
to meet your guru
who will misconstrue
how to chew a corkscrew
Wake for the morning dew
to practice voodoo
on your pet pooh
turn him into a curlicue
that has no virtue
Swim to Waterloo
to start a coup
avoid a snafu
or glue a pooh
who has no clue
what to do
to a loo
All these things that you could do
celebrate with much ado
so blow your gazoo
run to the top of the queue
and write a haiku
now that you’re two!
(isn’t it true???)
So Now You’re…
So Now You’re…
So now you’re one!
came in time for the fun
and thrills that will stun
now that you’re one
Let’s start with a run
that is second to none
begun with a gun
held in the hot sun
we’ll go till we’re done
or the race is won
Please don’t get spun
by a fun-filled nun
who would spin you a ton
if you ever call her Hun
Not to be outdone
or outplayed one-on-one
or even outrun
by not just anyone
but one with a bun
who has only one son
If anyone is undone
by friends who might shun
then befriend someone
who loves everyone
so you can start redone
and be all-in-one
to all or no on
After all, life’s just begun!!
So Now You’re…
So now you’re five!
time for you to thrive
put your plans into overdrive
and dive out of the hive
now that you’re five
Before you arrive
start to archive
your swan dive on a hard drive
and your back dive
on a flash drive
Time to feel alive
as you strive to survive
by avoiding a nose dive
and instead give a high five
as your group does a skin dive
Please don’t deprive
those of us who strive
to try a real swan dive
but can only hit a line drive
And hope to revive
our dreams of a test drive
in order to deprive
our opponents who can outdrive
our desire to connive
and finally strive to arrive
Definitely worth a high five!
So now you’re six!
time to leave the sticks
and your cliques
defy the critics
and venture into politics
now that you’re six
First focus on academics
perhaps study mechanics
or mathematics
or even economics
but stay away from astrophysics
much harder than genetics
If you fail at these tricks
fall back on kinetics
or semantics
or even pediatrics
definitely easier than forensics
But to impress the critics
go for the classics
or robotics
or even just limericks
with a twist on linguistics
anything for a quick fix
Stop watching the Knicks
put on your prosthetics
defy the skeptics
run with the mavericks
push beyond the metrics
and shock them with heroics
Head for the tropics
where they need hydraulics
cause they’ve too many neurotics
and not enough psychotics
more than enough eccentrics
and just enough Bolshevics
to have a perfect mix
There you can eat with chopsticks
all their drumsticks
and their fiddlesticks
while earning mouse clicks
for your antics
Open several clinics
built with bricks
stocked with medics
who pass out trail mix
and other therapeutics
to all the lunatics
and the fanatics
Or imagine teaching mystics
all about phonetics
when there are other topics
like hieroglyphics
or bionics
or even silly lyrics
Wouldn’t that earn you kicks?
So stop the antics
leave the arctics
laugh with the comics
escape the matrix
become a phoenix
and excel at optics
now that you’re six
(A perfect quick fix!!)
So now you’re three!
how lucky
all the great things to be
now that you’re three
Let’s start at the sea
where you can be a flea
who is free
to play with a manatee
or maybe…
Live up in a tree
play with a monkey
or a turkey
even a donkey
or maybe…
Go to a university
to get a degree
in history
or chemistry
even philosophy
or maybe…
Stop in for tea
to sip with some brie
while sitting on one knee
all for free
or maybe…
Go to a library
to read a mystery
about an inductee and a little sweet pea
who live in a teepee
or maybe…
Become an employee
in a factory
or a referee
perhaps a goalie
or even an appointee
in a creamery
or maybe…
Go on a spree
where they guarantee
that for a fee
you can eat barley
and get a trophy
for your mommy
or maybe…
Drink coffee
with a trusty guppy
or a pony
or a bubble bee
who has a key
to the city
All these things that you could be
should fill you with glee
Now that you’re three!
(don’t you agree???)
So Now You’re…
So now you’re four!
There’s quite an uproar
over the wonders in store
now that you’re four
Let’s start with a tour
of the places galore
using your oar
perhaps offshore
to Timor, Ecuador, or Bangalore
even Ulan Bator
why not Jaipur?
or simply Baltimore, or Livermore
then onto Mt. Rushmore
Grow up to explore
with your labrador
for wild boar or lemur
perhaps some albacore
and why not a dinosaur?
If you further implore
become ambassador
or a realtor
maybe a loan guarantor
even a conquistador
there is so much more
Get up off the floor
ignore the decor
head through the door
bolt for the store
for a manicure
with toes an eyesore,
a pedicure will restore
for sure
Get to the seashore
to fish with a lure
the tiny creature
who’s on the sea floor
Rename your centaur
with his pompadour
anything but Eleanore
perhaps Seymour
or even Theodore, Isidore, or Lenore
anything, even plain Igor!
When you’re a sophomore
in 2024
row off the seashore
to play tug of war, or even parkour
or eat a s’more
or a petit four
with an older senor
Now that you swore
you’d no longer snore
because it’s a chore
and keeps your throat sore
you can now endure a rapport
with your favorite paramour
Head off to the war
the action’s hardcore
don’t watch all the gore
the sights an eyesore
just get out before
they go at it full bore
Take a detour
from the Final Four
pretend you are Thor
the carnivore no more
who saves the lakeshore
just for an encore
So now look for
those things you adore
now in your drawer
remaining obscure
let them lift your esprit de coeur
now that you’re four!
(A perfect Score!!)