The dirty streaks on those windowpanes Will still be there next time it rains. I held a baby till she slept, I held a toddler while he wept. I played a game of hide and seek, I squeezed a toy so it would squeak. I pulled a wagon, sang a song, Taught a child right from wrong. Not much that shows, I guess that' s true.
Some houses try to hide the fact that children shelter there.
Ours boasts of it quite openly, the signs are everywhere. I guess- for toys strewn on the floor. But I sat down with the children and we played, and laughed, and read. And if the doorbell doesn't shine, their eyes will shine instead. So go away cobwebs, dust go to sleep.