BEING FIVE

Being Five by Dennis Lee

I’m not exactly big,

And I’m not exactly little

But being Five is best of all

Because it’s in the middle.

A person likes to ride his bike

Around the block a lot

And being Five is big enough

And being Four is not.

And then he likes to settle down

And suck his thumb a bit,

And being Five is small enough,

But when you’re Six you quit.

I’ve thought about it in my mind -

Being Five, I mean -

And why I like it best of all

Is cause it’s In Between.

I remember my little brother say this poem for festival and always like it. Now that I am 35, I like it even more, 5 is my favourite number, I still remember going to Kindergarten, and Mrs. Payne as my teacher, I remember feeling old and like I was on my way, and feeling confident, and warm and fuzzy.