He leaped up and down with childhood delight

‘Cause his mom said he could stay up late this night

A very special night for him it would be

Up late with grownups at a grownup party

One by one the adults came in

Some giving him playful chucks under his chin

Thrilled to be noticed, his face filled with glee

All he could utter was “WOW’ and “OH GEE”

Sat in his chair, feeling one with the group

Watched them drink what he knew was not soup

Chest puffed out, sipped soda from his glass

The happiness he felt could not be surpassed

The grandfather clock chimed as a warning

This party kid would soon be a yawning

From time with the grownups he fully recovered

But how he arrived in bed he never discovered

by Stan Cooper…7/16/12                       graphic by Don Hunt