My Home

The brick walls surround me They make me feel safe Just like a bear in his gnarled cave We ran around the yard And on top of the shed roof We played all day in the snow Till mom says our friends must go Muffins bake Their scent drifts upstairs It’s a race to the kitchen for those delicious blueberry creations The Mailman knocks hard on the front door My dog barks He delivers some letters and some dog treats Everyone knows us The friendly loud Neighbours next-door I hope it stays like this forevermore Day after day in the big brick house We sing We dance We trust We love We push and shove I grew up here as a small child and now I will continue to grow In these vast walls of my warm home Spiders in every nook Mice caught in traps They make me want to runaway I hear a squeak I Squirm To know that my house has many visitors Dead And Wild I snuggle near the crackling fire Next to my dog Who hogs the bed and every couch In my busy home I sneak up the stairs To my escape A place where I can get away for all this crazy The dryer in the basement rumbles with hunger I can hear it all the time Even when I’m not there The Driveway blocked with ice I remember we would shovel for hours The Kids all slide on the massive snowbanks That guard our circus home I know it’s not perfect My busy crowded home But this is the place where I made so many memories And will continue to make more Home is where the heart is A million times or more!