Imagine That! Poem by Denis Martindale

While children are allowed to play
With tiny toys at hand,
Imagination's here to stay
Within God's Wonderland...
For children know a thing or two
And bring their dreams to bear,
That's why they do the things they do,
As if without a care...

Without a single horse in sight
They'll gallop down the street,
Like cowboys looking for a fight
With anyone they'd meet...
And then play pirates on the prowl
For booty to be had,
Until they see the fearful scowl
That's on the face of Dad!

While children draw and children paint
And doodle now and then,
Not everyone will act the saint,
Like we did way back when...
But soon they'll learn and master skills
That make us all impressed,
Grow up to work and pay their bills
Because they've done their best...

And in the workplace, they'll create,
Design and fashion things,
Perfect them so they celebrate,
As if they've earned their wings...
Imagination's everywhere!
You see, it's in our genes!
And you'll find out God put it there
To bless us human beans...


Denis Martindale June 2016.