Play Time: The Magic of Let’s Pretend
Let’s go rolling into childhood where all the world’s at play and giggles reign. I’ll be a princess and you can be a rock star and we’ll eat ice cream on the moon for breakfast. And all the animals from the zoo will come, even the zebras and giraffes, on a special rocket ship that sails on rainbow power and leaves glitter in its wake.
And after lunch we can sail our great galleon to a glistening shore on the edge of the Milky Way and build sandcastles that are real, and the animals will have a special garden.
Ballerinas and clowns can stroll through the grounds, picking giant flowers and turning cartwheels on the lawn. Then it’s hide and seek with the jesters and mimes, and tea sandwiches under the wishing tree where all the toys and teddy bears have come alive and are holding a party.
I’ll stand in the tower in a flowing white gown and blow iridescent joy bubbles over the scene. And you can play your guitar and watch its notes paint colors on the sky, and from all the distant planets will come a roar of applause, just for you and your song.
Then, because there is no bedtime, we can visit all the rooms in our enchanted castle and watch the dreams that rise from the children of the earth come true, but only the good ones. And we can marvel at the games that earth’s grownups play and laugh because they think they’re so real.
Yes, let’s go rolling into childhood, where laughter is the currency and freedom reigns. There will be time enough for seriousness on Tuesday.
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