Play-Doh Memories of Mama

Purple, yellow,
green and blue--
The vivid colors of Play-Doh 

Short and fat,
thin and long--
Snakes and ropes of Play-Doh 

Mix them up;
roll them again--
Oh, how those colors blend! 

The time has come
to pull them a-p-a-r-t
and put them away again.

A child cries
for the fixer of all
to help those colors of Play-time 

With soft, sweet words
and gentle hands
Mama heals the ache of Play-time 

and in so doing
creates in me
the blended colors,
the splendid colors--
the brilliant colors of memories…