If I ever forget...

If I ever forget
to look for shapes in the clouds,
to make funny faces or to dance like crazy;

How to laugh til I cry or talk to strangers,
to get lost in music or to stop and smell the roses;

If I ever forget
how to really enjoy a good meal,
or to watch for shooting stars;

to have a hundred ideas a day
and just as many plans for adventure;

If I ever forget
that sometimes a good cry does a world of good
and a cuppa tea can soothe the soul;

that hang overs are self-inflicted,
but probably for a good reason;

If I ever forget
that children have infinite wisdom
and to laugh at myself and the world around me;


that heels are entirely about esthetics
and magazine covers are airbrushed;

If I ever forget
that personal worth is not the same as personal wealth
and I must open if I wish to receive;

That dreams are the first steps toward transformation
and it's ok to get your trousers dirty;

Would you kindly poke me with a stick, and tell me
not to take myself so damned seriously?