Oh, the places you'll go!

Out there things can happen

and frequently do

to people as brainy

and footsy as you.

OH! THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!

Wherever you fly, you'll be the best of the best.

Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don't

Because, sometimes, you won't.

You can get so confused

that you'll start in to race

headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

The Waiting Place...

...for people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go

or the mail to come, or the rain to go

or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow

or waiting around for a Yes or a No

Everyone is just waiting.

NO!

That's not for you!

Somehow you'll escape

all that waiting and staying.

You'll find the bright places

where Boom Bands are playing.

KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!

You're off to Great Places!

Today is your day!

Your mountain is waiting.

So...get on your way!

Extract from Dr Seuss

With love to my Mum and Dad