Sledding

The children awake, excited to see
The ground buried with a blanket of snow.
They jump out of their warm beds, filled with glee,
"We want to go sledding; Mom, can we go?"

Mother says "dress warm" as it will be cold,
The kids get ready and wear warm attire
The childrens' joy brings back memories old
As Mother loved sledding in years prior

They hop in the van and begin to drive
Toward a winter wonderland of awe.
The children give one another high fives,
As it is the biggest hill they ever saw!

The huge hill is covered with bright white snow,

The children run up excited to sled,

Down the slippery slope they wish to go.
They get themselves ready and down they head.

With great cheer in their eyes, the kids go down;
One quick look up to see mother gazing.
As they slipped, sledded and slid all around,
She was cold and wished for a fire blazing

But what fun they are having on this day -
Not locked up inside the house all alone.
A little bit longer she'll let them stay,
Before they pack up and start to head home.