Poetry

Breast to Bottle

Oh little baby, it has been so long that we have been attached from part of me and daddy, you were hatched. For many months I provided your full nutrition but for giving up I feel the need for contrition. But now little baby, from the breast you occasionally drink, certainly not nearly as much [...]

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Mounting

Mounting dishes Mounting laundry Mounting work Mounting pressure Mounting fears Mounting guilt Never so many wishes In such a quandry Never felt like such a jerk Need to have a refresher of how from these tears confidence was built. It doesn’t matter how much I feel I’ve conquered and won, in this battle that’s motherhood, [...]

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Resolve

A whole year has come and gone and it’s time to be resolve to change my wicked ways and be a better me than I have ever been. I resolve to be more organized and go down a dress size or two. I resolve to plan ahead more often to have dinner ready on time [...]

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Wishful Wednesday

I wish that I had more hours in the day, and wish I had just one more hand. And I wish for another way for me to be able to stand the hours I hardly sleep. I wish the laundry would disappear and a neat house I could keep. For one thing that is clear [...]

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Frumpy Freezing Friday

It’s terribly cold outside thank goodness I’m inside in my pajamas, of course my hair’s a mess, and I must confess that I don’t feel like cleaning as the water is steaming for just one cup of tea. That’s how this day will be. How wonderful it is to see the leaves blow and be [...]

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