Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Embracing
Playdoh stuck to the dining room table
splashes of paint cling to the sheer curtains
squealing youthful voices
begging for another drink
another snack
Singing songs to themselves unaware of its beauty
freshly colored handprints are on my new pair of jeans
perhaps giving them more value
Once upon a time
I did not know where I fit in
this isn't so anymore
My husband has a miniature version of himself to reflect back at him
as do I
The questions that we are asked bring smiles to our faces
I laugh from a place I didn't know I had inside me
My lego imprinted feet ache, after a long day
Read it one more time, Mommy.
Love at first sight was hard to believe
yet experienced twice
Zachary stormed in with gusto
Meghan gracefully followed
forever changing
forever improving
my simple life
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This is such a beautiful love note to these two small people. Thank you for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThis totally reminds me of being the oldest of 7 and having to babysit all the time. I feel motherly towards my siblings, and I can relate to all of this poem. I save little notes my sisters wrote me when they were little. These types of things are treasures.
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