hold your horses

i was reminded today
after hearing a young mother say to her child
"now hold your horses dear, it's coming"
(i know how hard it is sometimes to wait
for that bagel to be dressed)

hard to believe that it has been sixteen years since this happened
noah, first son, was about two years old
i was in the kitchen as i so often am
he wanted something
i said
hold your horses!
and went about my business
probably making something yummy
just for him and he left the room
i don't know how much later he returned
and i looked down to see him looking up at me
when this bewildered look of "now what?!?"
then i spotted
in his hands he was holding a slew of his toy horses
immediately i stopped what i was doing
contained my laughter
sat down with noah and started playing
my son and i think alike often
realistically, matter of factually
as well as out of the boxly
life is just a bowl of cherries
and definitely worth choosing
i breathe in
i breathe out
playful success