Grown-up Things

I know not how it received the name,
but I do know of its instant fame
with the child, almost three,
Trivial Pursuit Millennium, but "grown-up things" it shall forever be.
Throughout the afternoon and the evening meal,
the wait for him was torture, sharp and real,
but at last the table was clear,
the time to play "grown-up things" was near.
Small hands clutched and cast the die
answered a question on his very first try,
then cast the die for all the rest
and fidgeted while each tried their best
to answer questions and play the game
until finally once more his turn came.
About four circles of the table and he was through
there were other things to do
and soon he was absorbed in play
through with "grown-up things" for the day.

angel
©12/19/1999

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