four

[staceyk]

before there was four
with brilliant hazel eyes
singing about butterflies
in a playpen
below the mountain

standing still
with the tiny baby pointer
extended fully with natures beauty on the end

before there was four
with braided brown ropes
following papa with his shovel

flipping cowpies
digging by the side of the dirt road
for the wiggly creatures
that we would use to catch
more wiggly creatures with

before there was four
licking the beaters and bowles
tasting the frosting
and feelinga the fluffy hugs
and being looked at
with soulful
love

before there was four
laying on my back
in my jammies with sticks and dirt in my hair
with 15 puppies licking my face and tugging my hair

before there was four
there was a child
before there was four
there was innocence
ignorance
blis