Oh, it’s such a perfect day, I’m glad I spent it with you

Springtime in Queen’s Park, Glasgow

AnElephantCant remember when
He last spent a day quite so perfect
To his great surprise
He has just realised
That is a synonym and a great rhyme for Jack

We spend the afternoon in Queens Park
Where the grass and the trees are still brown
The buds have not bloomed
Spring is looking quite doomed
Summer is still a long way from this town

But we go to the pond and see tadpoles
Just starting to emerge from their eggs
We call this frog spawn
And when they are born
These little dudes don’t have any legs

The Wee Pond, Queen’s Park, Glasgow

A moorhen is nesting on the island
We can’t see if she has any chicks
So we take great care
Not to give her a scare
We stay well away with our sticks

But these sticks of course are not ornamental
We have a competition to see who can throw farther
AnElephant flings a great flung
But because Jack is young
Outdoing him gets weekly much harder

Now late afternoon is Ice Cream time
Jack has Chocolate Biscotti with Raspberry Sauce
And a chocolate flake
AnElephant makes no mistake
He counts Banoffee towards his 5 a day of course

AnElephantCant have an original thought
So he repeats this one time after time
If you want to have fun
Just get a grandson
And fill your lives with laughter and rhyme

Queen’s Park and the Famous Ice Cream Shop