This is in response to the writing prompt “What do you recommend” by Jolie A. Doggett in Creators Hub.
And is very close to my heart.
I’ve read several books large and small
so far in my life,
But every time someone asks for a book,
Only one comes to mind.
It was my first tryst with Russian lit,
And it came bundled as a gift,
But it has stayed in my memories
And remembering it always brings some mist.
“When Daddy was a little Boy” is what its called,
Written by “Alexander Raskin” for all kids big and small.
The stories tell you what daddy did when he was young,
So mischievous, getting in trouble with people and things in turns.
Old Daddy tells these to his little girl, who has an ear ache,
Lying in bed, waiting for daddy to help with stories and some cake,
Makes me wish I had spent such time time with my dad,
He left us and went to the multiverse way before I grew up and could be mad,
