Today

パパからもらった誕生日プレゼント。この詩、翻訳されて最近ネットではちょっと有名になっている。原文の作者は不明らしい。育児をしているママが「自分だけじゃないんだ」って思えるような、私的にはなんだかアメリカにいた頃を思い出す、懐かしい気持ちになる詩だと思う。（現在も進行形だけどね）

Today

Today I left some dishes dirty,

The bed got made about two-thirty,

The nappies soaked a little longer,

The odour got a little stronger.

The crumbs I spilt the day before

Were staring at me from the floor.

The art streaks on those window panes

Will still be there next time it rains.

"For shame, oh lazy one," you say,

And "just what did you do today?"

I nursed a baby till she slept.

I held a toddler while he wept.

I played a game of hide'n'seek,

I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.

I pushed a swing, sang a song,

I taught a child what's right and wrong.

What did I do this whole day through?

Not much that shows, I guess it's true.

Unless you think that what I've done

Might be important to someone

With bright blue eyes, soft blonde hair.

If that is true, I've done my share.

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