T iny little fingers and tiny little toes
I am a new born baby, and life is grand today
M y parents, they are somewhere, they both work all day
E mpty now this life will be, only heaven knows!

T iny little fingers and tiny little toes
O ne year old today, but only day care seems to know

R eady for my party, of that I surely am
E ven if not at home, its sure to be a slam
A ll attend at daycare, even serviceman bill!!
L ittle cake is eaten, provided by director Jill
L astly I am collected, at 6pm my mum is here
Y ou didn't even wish me, happy birthday in my first year.

R emember my tiny little fingers?
E ven think of those tiny little toes?
T wo years old I am now, and just what do I know?
H elen at day care, well.... I think she is my mum
I know she is there for me, and she makes my each day fun
N ow just who do you think.... could ever be me dad?,
K en the yardsman, at least to see me... he is glad!!

L ittle fingers are now growing
I see slightly bigger... little toes
F ive years old I am today, to preschool I now go
E ducation is what I need, at least that is what they say
S o I have a new "mum?" now!... lets call her... Aunty teacher Fay!!

L ittle Preteen fingers and preteen little toes
I started second school today
T he teacher is a grumpy old.... she can shove it anyway
T his thing called school is not where I want to go
L et me back out on the streets to have a bit more fun
E d-duu-muck-kate someone else, I don't need to be like mum!

T errible lifting fingers and filthy little toes
R ebelling against everything is the way it goes
E venings on the streets, with me bestest gangland mates
A gainst the law, up you too, is the road we take
S o lock me up, do your worst, who are you anyway?...
U ncle Jim? me mum and dad?, that is who you say
R etiring early, due to wealth, made working all these years
E ventually tho, you really are........ just...
S trangers... who only brought your child......... TEARS...

Time To Really Rethink Lifes Little Treasures Contributed by Mick_Puttock on Wednesday, 11th January 2012 @ 02:33:32 PM in AEST Topic: Lifepoems T iny little fingers and tiny little toes I am a new born baby, and life is grand today M y parents, they are somewhere, they both work all day E mpty now this life will be, only heaven knows! T iny little fingers and tiny little toes O ne year old today, but only day care seems to know R eady for my party, of that I surely am E ven if not at home, its sure to be a slam A ll attend at daycare, even serviceman bill!! L ittle cake is eaten, provided by director Jill L astly I am collected, at 6pm my mum is here Y ou didn't even wish me, happy birthday in my first year. R emember my tiny little fingers? E ven think of those tiny little toes? T wo years old I am now, and just what do I know? H elen at day care, well.... I think she is my mum I know she is there for me, and she makes my each day fun N ow just who do you think.... could ever be me dad?, K en the yardsman, at least to see me... he is glad!! L ittle fingers are now growing I see slightly bigger... little toes F ive years old I am today, to preschool I now go E ducation is what I need, at least that is what they say S o I have a new "mum?" now!... lets call her... Aunty teacher Fay!! L ittle Preteen fingers and preteen little toes I started second school today T he teacher is a grumpy old.... she can shove it anyway T his thing called school is not where I want to go L et me back out on the streets to have a bit more fun E d-duu-muck-kate someone else, I don't need to be like mum! T errible lifting fingers and filthy little toes R ebelling against everything is the way it goes E venings on the streets, with me bestest gangland mates A gainst the law, up you too, is the road we take S o lock me up, do your worst, who are you anyway?... U ncle Jim? me mum and dad?, that is who you say R etiring early, due to wealth, made working all these years E ventually tho, you really are........ just... S trangers... who only brought your child......... TEARS... Originally, this was all written in about 15 minutes, and so the original poem is still listed here long ago now. It was in reply to something that I heard on the radio one day that disgusted me, and that was that in working families, where both parents work, the parents spend more time checking their email, than playing with their children each day!! Well, I heard the same on the television news the other night, and it is all to do with wealth creation, home loans, investment loans, so technically..... our greed put above our family. I am ever so glad, that although I did it tough (and still do) that while my children were growing up, and even during being a single parent, I opted to value them, and time with them more than money, it is something I would do over again, no matter how hard it was. I used to say "I am the richest man alive, although I am broke", and to me, that is still true to this day. The riches of the heart that my family brings, outweighs all the fortunes in the world. We blame todays society, the troublesome teens, etc on television, but I wonder, if one parent had been a full time parent, would there be as much trouble? At least, I know my children have grown up well, with good values. Sad to see, that the child care centres are full to overflowing, and more needed :( Originally, this was also an Acrostic poem with a message made up from the first letters of each line. Since adding to the poem, it now reads slightly differently. It used to read, "TIME TO RETHINK LIFES LITTLE TREASURES" and as times change, it now reads "TIME TO REALLY RETHINK LIFES LITTLE TREASURES"...... Copyright © Mick_Puttock ... [ 2012-01-11 14:33:32] (Date/Time posted on site) Advertisments: Previous Posted Poem         | |         Next Posted Poem