Play The Drum

Play the drum.
Play the drum and smile.
Play and beat
to a regular meter.
Smile and play a while, and all day!
Play the drum with ignorant delight.
Play all night!
and forever you want.
Play the beat of your heart and mine.
Feel the earth in its gentle decline.
Smile to yourself
as skeletons say!
and play!
Play the drum.
Life is fun,
when you play, play, play the drum.
Hit and grin,
and stare at the sky!
and around, but blind.
Keep the joy inside
and the badness out.
Play that drum,
with a shout and a slap,
a rip and a rap,
tip tap!
Tap!
Tap!

© Mark Sheeky. Permission is required for reproduction.