for baths and brushing,
songs and snuggles, stories and
full-hearted prayers from tiny lips.
we soak in daddy time:
bedtime ritual and moments at meals
amidst the din of the dining hall
masterpieces in chalk, scribbled on concrete
stolen moments between meals and Gold Rush.
but Today
All Day Long (and Tonight, too!)
is Daddy Day:
four in a bed on a lazy thursday
giggles and smiles
made-up games and baby laughter
watered chickens and fresh-picked eggs
to the bakery
for breakfast sandwiches and raspberry rolls
packed into a cooler and
shared at the loveliest of parks
tucked behind a cluster of trees
a stone's throw from the four lane divided highway
hidden in plain sight,
the fisherman's treasure
and ours.
"There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God." --Hebrews 4:9
