Illustrations, free after various examples of picture postcards

© Joke van der Ark 2012

 

Little show off

 

loves nothing more than work:

pushing his scoop into the ground

heaping up the sand and pour it out.

on shiny days, but also when it’s murk.

 

Already the container is pretty full.

He soon must go and empty it.

But he goes on and heaps another bit,

what is against the rule.

 

To keep him happy and alive

they daily grease his joints

and oil the other touchy points,

so that he’s able to go and strive

 

at what he wants: to be the best.

And while he’s digging up the ground,

smiling and working all day round,

he’ll be very happy if everyone says;

 

Our little show off, he is the very best.

 

Rhyme  23