The child is into dancing now
she is also learning music with love
She knows to swim and skate
and does them swiftly in a spate
she does mathematics
and is good at histrionics
reads story books at bed time
solves scrambles in no time
does all things with great spirit
beams her mother with pride
turning affably to her daughter by her side
who in a soft voice sadly says
I do not play.
