For Today
Today we'll do things differently, today is just for you
I've stopped the world from spinning round, today's about us two
We won't rush to get dressed or clean breakfast from your face
We'll linger with your favourite toys and take things at your pace
Let us give the shops a miss today and scrap doing the chores
Let me oblige and sing that song each time you tell me more
Let me pick you up each time you pull and ask me for a cuddle
And if I don't attempt a million things, I won't get in a muddle
And when we wander out today I won't make you wear your hat
You can pause at every flower, say hello to every cat
If you want to walk about, even though it takes us longer
And when you're tired I'll scoop you up, 'cos your love makes me stronger
You're a million kinds of precious, and though I shouldn't need reminding
I sometimes have to stop and think, but thanks to you I'm finding
That our lives are full of magic in between the other stuff
And what you give is all I need, love really is enough
So let us read an extra story, let us make a bit more mess
No worries that we're running late, no calls to make, no stress
I'm going to try and see the world just like you do each day
As an exciting big adventure and a brand new game to play
My task today is not to clean or wash or tidy up
It's to chase you 'til you laugh out loud and beg for me to stop
It's to play the silly games you love and take you to the park
It's to be with you 'til evening falls and the sky outside turns dark
Then I'll carry you to bed tonight with a happy, tired yawn
And cuddle you for twice as long, just like when you were born
And if sleep does not come easily, tonight I will not mind
The world can wait, I'll stay with you until your dreams you find
And tomorrow might be different as that's just the way it goes
But whatever stuff life throws at us, I hope you always know
You fill our hearts up to the brim and make the dull seem new
You grow and laugh and share and love, and teach us all this too
~ Yvette Lamb
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