Tuesday, January 4, 2022

QUARANTINE LIFE: TUESDAY THOUGHTS


An image hastily sketched to fill an empty frame

Conjured up fond memories, too numerous to name

Each one more joyful than the next

Left me so eager to express

My gratitude for being blessed

To raise a thoughtful child


To see the woman she's become

I can't imagine anyone

More fortunate than me

Though many know the sacrifice

The hopes, the fears, the sleepless nights

The prayers, the plans, the pain

It all fades like a mist when you

Consider all that you must do

In spite of all that faces you

To keep your children safe


And then, one day, the tables turn

Their wisdom flows, and then you learn

Your efforts weren't in vain

Across from you sits an adult

A living, breathing, grand result

Not wayward, crass, or difficult 

Not brimming with disdain

But lovely, gracious, smart, and fair

Hospitable, and quite aware

Respectful, and eager to share

Precious moments with you


My heart rejoices every time

I see her smiling face, and I

Am grateful as before

That in this world, a part of me

Is caring, shining gracefully

Making her mark so brilliantly

I could not ask for more


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