One More Thing

It was a cold, white winter day.

I wanted to go out and play

but then I heard my mother shout,

“Without your coat, you can’t go out”.

So on, my winter coat, I put

then, outside, started to set foot

but mum said, “Don’t go out like that.

Put on a woolly winter hat”.

So I pulled a hat on my head;

one with a bobble of bright red

and thought, “At last, now I can go

out and play in the winter snow”.

But, just as I approached the door,

I heard my mother shout once more,

“Your hands will get frostbitten son,

if you don’t put your mittens on”.

And so then, I started to pull

on my warm mittens made of wool,

“I’ve put them on. My hands won’t freeze”,

I said, “Now may I go out, please?”.

But once again, I heard Mum yell,

“Put on your yellow scarf as well”.

So round my neck, my scarf, I tied,

hoping at last to go outside.

But then just as I reached the door,

I heard my mum say, “One thing more.

You can’t go out, not without this”.

Then, on my cheek, she put a kiss.

“Now you can go outside, my son”,

she said, “and have your winter fun”.

So then I ran right out to play

and had a wonderful, winter day.