Preparing for a move...
....it's never fun...weeding out things...has begun.
A Big House, we've lived in, a Cottage we're buying. Where did all this come from? Downsizing?...I'm trying!
3 weeks till we're moving, so daylight is wasting...to pack it all up, is surely exhausting!
News spreads to the Dormice...John Jacob is ready.
Eliza says, "John, will you pack and be tidy?"
"All of our things are precious possessions, made with great care and lots of affection."
Christmas wrappings are rounded up...
Dishes to disburse...
Teacups to be tucked away...
Like a bunny, I must hop!
For on I go to every room... and more and more I find....
shelves of Spring and Easter things...
books and books, galore!
In every single little nook...
I'm finding more and more..
my books, I love to hoard!
So...
Teacups and books... are all I shall be packing,
If more than that is needed, I will not have a care!
For in my nest, with tea and story, nothing will be lacking.
The world may go on in a hurry, I shan't be with them there.
A cozy cottage...with cushions fluffed and plenty,
Will comfort tired bodies, and never leave us weary.
The fireplace a-glow and dancing, what could be more enchanting?
We'll drink tea for hours, 'til our eyes become bleary.
We'll nod off to dream...dreams that are lovely,
waking as moonbeams lay soft on the floor.
Our prayers we will offer...prayers that are humbling,
thanking our Maker that less shall be more!
Christie "Grammy" Ray
May 2011