JUMPY AROUND YOU by Naomi Shihab Nye & Paul B. Janeczko
Author:Naomi Shihab Nye & Paul B. Janeczko
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 1996-07-15T00:00:00+00:00
How to Hug Your Three-Year-Old Daughter
Paul B. Janeczko Lucille Clifton
Paul B. Janeczko
(for Emma)
Be prepared
to be quick.
The hug may come
when you expect it least:
you’re carrying a cup of hot coffee
answering her call sleepy eyed
lifting bread from the oven.
The hug may come
around your knees
before she darts off
or from behind
as you stoop
to fish the remote
from beneath the couch.
Don’t be afraid
to ask for one.
Get down on your knees.
Spread your arms
to improve her aim.
Close your eyes.
Let her eager abruptness
startle you.
Grin.
Remember:
tomorrow is prompt.
Be prepared
to be quick.
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