footie pajamas

A wedding dress is lovely

for what it represents

of beauty, youth, and hope.

A christening gown, too,

holds new life and faith

in its lacy folds.

But give me

the open door

of a steamy bathroom,

wet footprints,

and footie pajamas.

With a long zipper

to pull up

past chubby thighs

and round potbelly

beneath a butter-soft,

newly washed chin.

Footie pajamas,

and the moment

when sweet wet curls

and pinkest cheeks

leap up

and go dancing away

to sleep.