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Tag: parenting

Sweet Sixteen – Sonnet XXVIII

And while I knew well it would not be a dream / I expected a little less grinding of gears.

moodiness, parenting, sweet sixteen, sweetness

knowitall

“I’m old enough; I know it all,” she stated; “Not numbers, books, but ways of love and living.”

generations, parenting, Rispetto, roles

glimmers

scintillating sparkles in oceans of inky blackness

hope, parenting, potential, seeing

“If” – A Grateful Nod to Seuss

If I ran the zoo (hey, you know what? I do!)

cancel culture, family, parenting, Racism, Seuss

Wrung Out

hazard the hopeful exhalation.

adulting, parenting, self-care

Lifeguard on Duty

I keep moving my arms away, but those ossified weights just keep pulling her under.

drowning, dversepoets.com, parenting, Prosery, responsibility, sinking, swimming

reaching

progeny / feeling the pressure

parenting, perfectionism

joysong interrupted

wrens laid eggs
/ in the coop.
/ sang
/ almost
/ constantly.

annoying, birdsong, children, joy, parenting, priorities, sing, singing, tired, wrens

note by note

complex chromaticity compels me

bach, gigout, king of instruments, Music, notes, organ, parenting, pipes, Poetry, teaching, toccata, widor
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