Queen For A Day

A red paper crown sits on my head
that you have made for me
'I'll be queen for a day",I say
although it's not to be.

For dirty dishes await
children need tending
Laundry needs folding;
this pillow needs mending.

Bills need to be paid
noses need wiping
But life is too short
so I'm not griping.

I don't mind these things
no, not at all
For I know in the ordinary
is where blessings fall.

Some people would beg
to have clothes to clean
Or even dirty dishes
(see what I mean?)

It's the everyday things
that we would miss
If we did not have them;
they are life's bliss.

So would I really want to be
queen for a day?
Joyfully, I say
"No way!"