Toy Explosion …

Cherry

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 06 Jan 2022
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… at Christmas …

So many toys sold –
away with the old!
Hide them from view,
make way for the new!

Presents in droves,
shortage of shelves,
tuck some away,
change over some day,
sell some from before
display the new-more.
Are there children in need? –
our toys seem to breed!
some we’ll take down
to charity shops in town.

Some new soon neglected
confusion, rejected:
instruction complications
need some adult explanations
or a puzzle too hard,
they soon discard.

[IP: New Beginnings]

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Comments

Submitted by Turlough on

A great poem Rhiannon, the final verse of which is right on the nail.

I rarely disclose this secret, so please don't tell a soul, but when my three kids were very small my wife and I bought them very little for Christmas or birthdays because such was the deluge of gifts from relatives (particularly grandparents) that ours would have just been lost in the confusion.

The words of your poem match my feelings perfectly. 

Turlough

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks! We didn't have too many relatives, but we did try to keep an eye on things and bear in mind what would likely come (some of course asked for advice). Sometimes children appreciate something small that no-one will give because the price is too low! Or even something second-hand. A relative was frustrated that their insistance in the past that her horde of relatives kept to the 'one present' only, had been ignored this year. Some take such delight in giving to young children, but aren't too wise in it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Turlough on

The wrapping paper and the cardboard box were often seen as the most wonderful of gifts. It's only the givers and the parents who recognise what's really going on. 

Oh for an orange. a lump of coal and a shiny penny. 

Turlough

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Last year we had a one-year old in the house, and tearing the paper off, and spreading it in bits around was such fun for her! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

This brought back memories :0) I agree about the boxes! The "puzzle too hard" was useful too as gave another thing to unwrap (the best bit) on Christmas  morning, but then could seem new and interesting later in the year. You convey the excitement and commotion really well :0)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. Yes, I was also thinking of the need for some parental involvement with play and toys sometimes, but also children being able to play well on their own a lot of the time. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by donignacio on

Nice rhyming and it seems so true, describing the aftermath of Christmas! I liked quite a few of your lines but especially the last one.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks. I can all be a bit overwhelming these days with toys. Much parental wisdom needed in which toys are around, and maybe rotating them, hiding some away for a while. I remember years ago, a Mum I was helping a bit sighing how her toddler was wanting a new toy each time they went past the checkout, and suggesting some of his things be tucked away and 'found' from time to time! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Cherries appreciated. Thank you. Rhiannon