WE ARE GOING ON A TEDDY BEAR PICNIC
WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN,
TAKING A BASKET WITH PLENTY OF FOOD
OFF WE GO WITH A HOP, SKIP AND RUN.

WE HAVE A SMALL COOLER
FILLED WITH ICE AND LEMONADE,
WE HEAD OUT CARRYING A LARGE BLANKET
WE WILL SPREAD IT OUT IN THE SHADE.

ALL THREE GRANDCHILDREN
WILL BE CARRYING A TEDDY BEAR,
ONE IS LARGE, TWO ARE SMALL
OUR GOODIES WITH THE BEARS WE WILL SHARE.

DOWN THE LITTLE STEEP PATH WE WALK
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WE WILL GO,
CARRYING ALL OUR STUFF
WE HAD TO TRAVEL KIND OF SLOW.

ONCE WE REACH THE FOOT OF THE PATH
WE LINE OUR BEARS UP IN A ROW,
TAKE OUR FOOD OUT AND PLACE ON THE BLANKET
TO EAT WE ARE READY TO GO.

WE SAT DOWN AND GOT RELAXED
EVERYONE WAS READY TO ENJOY OUR LUNCH THERE,
IT IS FUN TO HAVE A DAY OF PRETEND
NOT A WORRY OR NARY A CARE.

IN OUR PICNIC BASKET
WE HAD PACKED PLATES AND CUPS,
WE BROUGHT A CONTAINER OF PICKLES
THESE WERE QUICKLY GOBBLED UP.

WE HAD PREPARED TINY FINGER SANDWICHES
BROUGHT SOME POTATO CHIPS IN A CAN,
SINCE WE ARE IN THE WOODS - NOT A BEACH
IN OUR FOOD THERE WASN'T ANY DANGER OF GETTING SAND.

WE SAT THERE THAT LOVELY SUMMER DAY
WE HAD NO REASON TO HAVE ANY FEAR,
NOWHERE IN THAT BIG WOODS
A LIVE BEAR NEVER GROWLED FOR US TO HEAR.

SINCE THE GRANDCHILDREN WERE SMALL
WE HAD NEVER GONE ON A TEDDY BEAR PICNIC BEFORE,
BUT SINCE WE HAD SO MUCH FUN THAT TRIP
I AM SURE WE WILL WANT TO DO THIS SOME MORE.

TIME HAS A WAY OF MARCHING ON
THAT PICNIC WAS SEVERAL SUMMERS AGO,
EVERYONE REMEMBERS ALL THE FUN WE HAD
EVEN THE TEDDY BEARS HAD A GOOD TIME YOU KNOW.


Written.......August 19, 2008
We had fun that day, walking down that steep hill, carrying a basket, bears,
blanket, cooler, but we knew we were going to eat and have fun together. that
was about three summers ago. I can still see the grandchildren all sitting on
that blanket, bears sitting in the grass, us having fun eating our food.

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