Nothing, I Did Nothing Today!

When children come home

at the end of the day,

The question they’re asked

as they scurry to play

is, “Tell me, what did you do today?”

And the answer they give

makes you sigh with dismay

“Nothing, I did nothing today!”

Perhaps nothing means that

I played with blocks,

Or counted to 10 with my teacher.

Maybe I painted a picture

of red and blue,

or heard a story about a mouse that flew

Maybe I watched the gerbils eat today,

or went outside on the swings to play.

Maybe today was the very first time

that my scissors followed a very straight line!

Maybe I led a song from beginning to end,

or played with a special, brand-new friend

when you’re only 6 and your heart has wings,

nothing can mean so many things!

Gwen Cox