~ Just This Once ~ |
Sitting and watching the children play My mind drifts back to yesterday Where is the imagination I once had To think it is gone, makes me feel so sad When I wanted a green eyed baby doll She appeared, smiling gently And looking at me When I wanted to be Cinderella I was wisked away in a carriage of pure gold When I wanted my Grandma to be near to me I wished, and she was holding my hand My best friend got new toys and games I pretended in my mind, and I got the same I thought I was a little Fairy Princess My dress was a gown of pink satin and lace If I wanted the sun to shine on a rainy day I imagined it so, and we were hard at play Wishing I was at the seashore and I was And collecting those shells that I adore There was sandcastles, waves, and gulls above That was back in my childhood, a place I loved What happened to just wishing And making it so When I sat and wished, and I felt all aglow The innocence of a child lost in the world today If I could only go back Just this once to play Written by: S. Matheson 7/12/2002 |
