My kids don’t really like TV
They find it mostly boring
They read their books and play old games
Or run outside exploring
My girl she draws her dresses fine
My boy his lego shapes
Who’s seen so many good ideas
From one pair in a day
Whenever there is idle time
Or boredom is a threat
To know if they invent the play
No more fun, could you get
Wherever there is paper
Or a little pile of wood
Imagine if a helicopter
Landed on the roof
Out jumped a fairy princess
As the pilot flew away
She reads her rules and blows a kiss
Come back another day
We might design a rocket
Or we may create a plan
To never run out, ever
And to know how life is grand
You never get the thrill
Of find a new way or a first
When sitting on your bottom
Best get up before it bursts
Without a bit of effort
And the freedom to invent
You only get what you put in
For learning’s heaven sent.
© Wordsnnoise 2006
