I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
It's a funny sort of thing
You sort of reel it out
And you sort of reel it in.
I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
And I'm walking round about
And I'm doing lots of measuring
'Cos I've got to work it out.
I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
I'm measuring a reed.
It comes to..., um..., three-eleven
Which is very big indeed!
(For a reed)
I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
I'll check the table now
And I'm doing lots of measuring
'Cos I've got to find out how.
I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
And what I want to see
Is what sort of, kind of, biggish thing
A heart like God's must be.
I think it must be bigger
Than I can bounce my rubber ball
Though I'm not sure I can measure that:
I can't quite reach that tall.
I've got my Daddy's measuring tape
And I've pulled it till it stuck
But I still don't think it's long enough
It's - no, it's just not long enough
I'll have to find a longer one
Or I guess I'm out of luck.
- Mark H (DelightInLight.com)
Note: This is one of a number of poems for Christian children that I have posted on this blog. If you want to see more of them, please have a look at this post: "Fun Poems for Kids"
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2 comments:
it sounds weird when you read it aloud cause the word god does not fit in anywhere like god is good i get it but its just weird its suchsuch a cute poem but without the word god it would be WAY cuter no offense mark h no offense but really
Hi - thanks for commenting, and no offence taken :)
Ultimately the poem is about how great God's love is (i.e. so big that you could never measure it), so I needed to make sure that there was a reference to Him in the poem.
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