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All poems from 'The Year of Purple Lawn Furniture' (c2001 by J. Kevin Wolfe), afree ebook of poems in various reader formats.
http://home.att.net/~jkevinwolfe

The author grants web publishing permission for free public viewing and one-time paper print rights of these 5 poems. All other rights reserved. Author also gives permission to publish his email address for reader comments. Poems have been submitted for consideration elsewhere.

Bio: J. Kevin Wolfe's poems have appeared in over 60 ezines and in a dozen print publications. 'The Year of Purple Lawn Furniture' is a collection of new poems.

A 2-Year-Old's Advice to a 23-Month-Old
by J. Kevin Wolfe

Ask for more
when your plate is still full
and you're done eating

Keep a pocketful of dirt
After they wash you
wipe your face with it
They'll never get
your magic trick

Hold your plate upside down
If food falls off
gravity still works
and the world is safe
so smile

Ask why? until they shout
'just because!'
Checkmate

The moment the macaroni
hits the disposal
scream
you want it back

Don't say you need
to go to the bathroom
or ask 'are we there yet?'
They're copyright
by three-year-olds

Smear dinner on your face
to cool it
so it doesn't burn your tongue
Then lick it off

If your eyes get
big enough around puppies
they let you pull ears

Fill your mouth with food
slowly dribble it down your chin
It takes practice

from 'The Year of Purple Lawn Furniture'
c2001 by J. Kevin Wolfe