Today's Play

Today in the fields of play we became
Cats and dogs and daddies and babies.
I started out as the owner of the pets,
Having them fetch and feeding them
From an empty old mustard bottle
Still smelling strongly of mustard
While they barked and meowed,
Moving about on all fours.
Then one of them put on a jersey and
Became a famous basketball player baking a cake--    
A cake containing chocolate, meaning
The dogs could not eat it so we decided
To bake them their own dog cake too.

Next some of them got married and
The rest of us became cats at the wedding
Meowing the Wedding Song melody as
Brides and grooms proceeded down the aisle.
Then I became their new baby,
Crying and crawling while they
Tried to comfort and feed me as
Two terrifying dragons had shown up
Feasting on insects with tweezers,
Screeching and breathing fire
Around poor little weeping baby.

This dramatic play experience
Was totally spontaneous and improvised.