tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17536210233711574742024-03-13T08:04:25.251-07:00Mummy PoetMummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-62654427098519492642017-09-23T02:35:00.000-07:002017-09-23T02:35:22.382-07:00Angel Baby<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">
Dear angel baby when you left, I started feeling sad, bereft,</div>
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A part of me no longer here, your life reflected in my tears,</div>
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Many didn't even know, that you were in me, 12 weeks grown,</div>
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Like a secret I can't share, I think of you and blankly stare.</div>
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The words cut through me like a knife ... 'incompatible with life'.</div>
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Your sweet heart stopped, with silent voice, you freed me from heartbreaking 'choice'.</div>
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The world forgets, my stomach shrinks, the hours drift by ... I breathe, I blink.</div>
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I scour the net for mums like me, who've lost their heart to Trisomy.</div>
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A world of pain we share online, it helps to talk, our words a shrine.</div>
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Life will go without you there, your quick demise seems so unfair.</div>
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Out from the screen you waved at me while they said 'abnormality'.</div>
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I won't forget you little one, my precious tiny un-born son.</div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-21927918362977896292017-04-22T00:08:00.000-07:002017-04-22T00:08:35.916-07:00Why?<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, EmojiFont, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">
I look at you with heavy heart,</div>
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To talk of death how do I start?</div>
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You question now, ask why we die,</div>
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A look of worry in your eye.</div>
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I do not understand myself,</div>
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The fragile state of human health.</div>
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I talk of heaven and hope it's true,</div>
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Can't bear the thought of leaving you.</div>
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I'll always be right at your side,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here or above I'll watch your ride</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div>
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I pray I live to see you grow,</div>
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To flourish, learn and <span style="font-size: 12pt;">then to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The cliches now come thick and fast,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">But there's a reason these words last.<br />Life IS too short each moment fleeting,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I type these words, my sad heart beating.</span></div>
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Don't worry or fret about the past,</div>
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Friendships gone weren't meant to last.</div>
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Let stresses pass, the days are long,</div>
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Go for a walk or sing a song.</div>
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<br />Treat each hour with due respect,</div>
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When sadness comes, sit and reflect.</div>
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Keep family close within your heart,</div>
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Don't waste a moment, this IS the start.</div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-62798103625944316422017-04-13T00:53:00.001-07:002017-04-13T00:53:31.420-07:00How do I tell you?<div class="MsoNormal">
I watch your deep untroubled sleep,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I stroke your hair and mutely weep.<o:p></o:p></div>
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How do I tell you when you rise?<o:p></o:p></div>
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It’s grief and pain that fills my eyes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As my chest burns with fear of loss,<o:p></o:p></div>
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You dream of rides and candy floss.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hold my phone and text a friend,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I pray … but know it is the end.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sweet memories are crushing me,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Of hazy days spent by the sea,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Strong hands that lift above the waves,<o:p></o:p></div>
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Rock pools and nets and hidden caves.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You wriggle, laugh but do not wake,<o:p></o:p></div>
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My phone rings and I start to shake.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I see his face when you were born,<o:p></o:p></div>
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My heart rips further, shredded, torn.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He was so proud of you and I,<o:p></o:p></div>
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But time was up, he had to fly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You’re only four, how to explain,<o:p></o:p></div>
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That life will never be the same.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Your eyes flick open, you stretch and yawn,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hold you close, it’s almost dawn.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I sit, explain, watch as you cry …<o:p></o:p></div>
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Last night my Dad, your Grandad died.<o:p></o:p></div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-54333743057145277642017-04-12T02:24:00.000-07:002017-04-12T02:24:44.427-07:00Dad<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
I think of you each morning,</div>
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I can't believe you're gone,</div>
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I feel so lost I can't explain,</div>
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I'm trying hard to ride the pain.</div>
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I'm<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> being strong for everyone,</span></div>
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I'm trying to be there for mum,</div>
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On earth, in heaven as life unfurls,</div>
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I'll always be your little girl.</div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-33346603538478973222016-12-24T05:21:00.000-08:002016-12-24T05:21:41.285-08:00The day before Christmas ...<div class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
It’s the day before Christmas, chaos in the house,</div>
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“We’ve forgotten the Turkey” says mum to her spouse!</div>
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Teddy ignores her, goes back to his game,</div>
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Dad rushes out saying “I’m not to blame!”</div>
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Young Scarlet sits primly untangling lights,</div>
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Then Ted pulls her hair and the two start to fight.</div>
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The baby crawls through dragging tinsel behind,</div>
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Mum wishes this day had a pause or rewind.</div>
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The presents aren’t wrapped and the kids start to moan,</div>
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“I bet I get socks again” say’s Ted with a groan.</div>
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“You two are ungrateful!” says mum to the pair,</div>
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“Now help me at once … this is really not fair!”</div>
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The sun is now setting, the times running out.</div>
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Mum stands in the mess and beginning to shout says …</div>
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“Enough of this nonsense you ALL must join in …</div>
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Or Christmas is cancelled, all gifts in the bin!”</div>
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Dad then returns with a Turkey supreme,</div>
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Poor mum looks so pleased and now starting to beam says …</div>
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“It’s coming together so let’s all take stock” …</div>
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They all look alarmed, at the door there’s a knock!</div>
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Aunt Tilly’s come early …. the cousins in tow,</div>
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Matilda and Jack are now traipsing in snow.</div>
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“We thought we’d come now as the roads will be closing”</div>
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Mum stands still in shock, her smile appears frozen.</div>
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After tea and some shortbread, the mood starts to thaw,</div>
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The cat’s going bonkers, ribbon stuck to its paw.</div>
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The baby starts shrieking, dad brings in the tree,</div>
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The family all laugh as the dog does a wee.</div>
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They all start to decorate the tree in the house,</div>
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Suddenly peaceful, as quiet as a mouse.</div>
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The children put carrots and cake on the hearth,</div>
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“It’s time for your bedtimes” says dad with a laugh.</div>
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Snow continues to fall, the sky dark and clear,</div>
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The family are sleeping, dreams absent of fear.</div>
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The quiet is broken by a faint jingling noise,</div>
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In the distance, some reindeer … a sleigh full of toys.</div>
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The driver a man oh so jolly and round,</div>
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The sleigh lands on the rooftop with barely a sound.</div>
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In a magical flash and the blink of an eye,</div>
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Old Santa appears and scoffs down the mince pie.</div>
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He pours out the gifts from a large sack with glee,</div>
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And places them all round the twinkling tree.</div>
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He sits for a second and stifles a yawn,</div>
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There are thousands more presents to deliver by dawn.</div>
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A clatter above …. impatient reindeer,</div>
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“Be quiet you fellows, the carrots are here!”</div>
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With a clap of his hands and a swish of his hair,</div>
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The room is now empty … like he’s never been there.</div>
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“Good night all you little one’s asleep in your beds …</div>
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Thoughts of new games and dolls and soft bears in your heads,</div>
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Play nicely, be thankful, be helpful and share …</div>
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As your loved ones are gifts beyond all compare.”</div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-69992704084331092282016-11-01T04:43:00.000-07:002016-11-01T04:44:14.053-07:00Time<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", NotoColorEmoji, "Segoe UI Symbol", "Android Emoji", EmojiSymbols; font-size: 16px;">
Each stage of their life you fret and you stress,</div>
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Latching then feeding then learning to dress.</div>
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That first day at nursery and then one day school,</div>
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Learning to swim and then lengths of the pool.</div>
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Phonics and reading and homework appears,</div>
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Watching and soothing through heartache and tears.</div>
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Looking in wonder, they grow smart and tall,</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Soon they won't need you to walk them at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Road safety, strangers ... you try not to scare,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Try to sound calm as you make them aware.</span></div>
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Peer pressure and drinking and staying out late,</div>
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So much of life seems subject to fate.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The worry is constant, you'll learn to adjust,</span></div>
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You'll watch them with pride, your heart fit to bust.</div>
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Uni, then partner, then kids of their own.</div>
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You'll always be there at the end of the phone.</div>
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Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-88681742728077639212016-07-26T01:47:00.000-07:002016-07-26T22:57:53.355-07:00Summer<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.3px;">I thought pre-school was hard, though the free hours were nice,</span><br />
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There were good times and bad times, the threat of head lice,</div>
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Issues with others, the phrase "not your friend",</div>
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The words "bored" or "scared" could drive round the bend.</div>
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Settling issues, awareness of self, soft toys and teddy bears left on the shelf,</div>
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Vocabulary doubled, drawings take shape, m<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22.72px;">onsters and heroes, the kind that wear capes.</span></div>
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Feelings, emotions bubbled over and blew,</div>
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There were days it was hard and I worried for you.</div>
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Infant schools, catchment maps, made my chest tight, </div>
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f<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22.72px;">retting and hoping decisions were right.</span></div>
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Second choice, waiting lists, tantrums galore,</div>
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The sight of your name written, made my heart soar.</div>
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Now summer ahead of us, it's sure to go fast,</div>
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Let's make it a good one, let's make it a blast.</div>
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Camping trips, play-dates, box-models and art,</div>
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I'll try to forget that we'll soon be apart.</div>
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Don't mourn what has passed, your mind holds the key,</div>
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Reading and writing, the climbing of trees,</div>
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A new phase beginning, rejoice the new start.</div>
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And keep your sweet baby safe locked in your heart.</div>
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Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-82529135008352817742015-11-30T02:55:00.000-08:002015-11-30T03:04:01.554-08:00ChristmasIt's now your third Christmas, the years seem to fly,<br />
I look at your face with a tear in my eye.<br />
Excitement is high now, the tree has gone up,<br />
You wish that old Santa would please hurry up.<br />
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I think about loved ones no longer on Earth,<br />
I pray that they see you place stocking on hearth.<br />
The season is mixed with nostalgia and joy,<br />
We're creating your memories, not just buying toys.<br />
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You'll look back on these times one day when you're all grown,<br />
Tell stories and tales to a child of your own.<br />
Whatever life's troubles, let all sorrows lift,<br />
And make this a good one, each day is a gift,<br />
<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-21249765376770845982015-11-02T04:14:00.001-08:002015-11-09T00:03:16.880-08:00Always a mumShe catches the tube for a Friday night out,<br />
Her hair freshly blow-dried, a painted on pout,<br />
She looks just like anyone heading to town,<br />
But look a bit closer, you'll see a slight frown.<br />
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If you opened her bag you might find some more clues,<br />
A crushed box of raisins, a note about shoes.<br />
Next to her make-up a packet of wipes,<br />
Some small bits of plastic, the bell from a trike.<br />
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She sits up and breathes, her face softens and mends,<br />
This moment so rare now, a date with old friends.<br />
She flicks through her phone-pics of giggles and smiles,<br />
She looks out the window, seems lost for a while.<br />
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It's time to get off now as this is her stop,<br />
She makes a quick call "Keep an eye on his cough",<br />
Tonight she is her again, time to have fun,<br />
But wherever she goes she is always a mum.<br />
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<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-89957226847272204212015-08-31T08:23:00.002-07:002015-08-31T08:35:01.689-07:00Pre-schoolYour first day at pre-school, where has the time flown?<br />
No longer in nappies, you've blossomed and grown.<br />
Our 'us' time is changing, I have to let go,<br />
Your turn to make choices and friends of your own.<br />
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At first I'll stay with you and watch you with care,<br />
I'll then say goodbye "Please play nicely and share".<br />
I pray you won't cry, I'll be coming back soon,<br />
I'll sit in a coffee shop, stare at my spoon.<br />
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Three hours will go slowly, then time to return,<br />
You'll rush out to greet me, tell me all that you've learned.<br />
In no time it's 'real school' there's no turning back,<br />
I'll cherish these years and my heart feels a crack.<br />
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They say it goes quickly, these precious few years,<br />
At times it's been hard with the tantrums and tears.<br />
You're no longer a baby my beautiful son,<br />
So let's welcome your boyhood, adventures to come.Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-42271888766678393832015-06-21T01:14:00.002-07:002015-06-21T01:16:46.892-07:00A Father's Day MessageWe know we're sometimes a pain, don't you dare call it 'nagging',<br />
But you're there for us all when our energy's flagging,<br />
You get overlooked once the children are here,<br />
So on this annual day grab yourself a cold beer.<br />
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We may moan about housework, beard hairs in the sink,<br />
But we prize your support when we're right on the brink.<br />
To hear conversations between you and our child,<br />
Melts away all resentments when we feel tired and riled.<br />
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Family life can be wonderful but also quite hard,<br />
When resources are stretched and you've maxed out your cards.<br />
Forget yesterday's quibbles and having 'your say',<br />
give your partner a hug on this year's Fathers Day.<br />
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Mummy Poet xMummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-17846099552524197692015-06-18T06:21:00.002-07:002015-06-18T06:28:38.750-07:00Nearly Three<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">You're nearly three the time has flown,</span><br />
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Each time I blink I swear you've grown,</div>
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The date for pre-school quickly looms,</div>
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My stomach knots, it's come too soon.</div>
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I see you at parks wanting big boy friends,</div>
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And I know our times coming to an end.</div>
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I'll take deep breaths, it's time for change,</div>
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I need to adjust my mum radar range.</div>
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You'll soon have a life that I'll not always see,</div>
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And so now son it's time that I think about me.</div>
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It's been hard sometimes, I'll honestly say,</div>
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But I don't regret a single day.</div>
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Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-35070566587142809462015-06-13T04:39:00.001-07:002015-06-13T04:43:45.553-07:00On my mind and in my heart<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
When I'm away you're with me still,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
I can't detach or leave at will,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
I want you close though know it's impossible,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
Physical proximity at work's not permissible.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
You're my little boy though I know I can't hold you,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
Right now I'm your world but quite rightly you'll fly soon,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
Your friends will become more important than us,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
When you leave us for school I'll not make a fuss.</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
To love is to cherish, teach well and let go,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
I want for you freedom, I want you to know,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
That whether you're near or we live far apart,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
You'll be on my mind and right here in my heart.</div>
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Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-2257019738816981972015-05-27T23:49:00.001-07:002015-05-27T23:49:44.590-07:00Mum of a boyThe house is a mess,<br />
There are crumbs on the floor,<br />
A big pile of sticks in a heap by the door.<br />
Lego and dumper trucks litter each surface,<br />
You run around parks, try to keep up with his pace.<br />
<br />
Some days so loving, your sweet cutie-pie,<br />
Other days chaos, clumsy whacks in the eye.<br />
A whirlwind of hormones you can't understand,<br />
One day he'll tower over you, a strapping young man.<br />
<br />
He helps with the housework, you hope it's a sign,<br />
That he'll grow up respectful, considerate, kind.<br />
You want him to thrive, love his life, have some fun,<br />
You hope future wife gets along with 'old mum'.<br />
<br />
Some days you feel anxious, advice falls on deaf ears,<br />
Boys nights out in the future knots your stomach with fears.<br />
You look at his small face, engrossed in a toy,<br />
He'll always adore you, you're the mum of a boy.<br />
<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-47528220833074240242015-05-25T01:34:00.000-07:002015-05-25T01:35:19.105-07:00Today is the dayToday is the day that my toddler won't fuss,<br />
He won't have a meltdown on sweaty packed bus,<br />
He'll eat all his vegetables, try out some fruit,<br />
I'll chat on on the phone and he won't scream "TOOT TOOT".<br />
<br />
Today is the day that he'll wee on the pot,<br />
Won't refuse his cool dinner for being "TOO HOT!"<br />
He won't tantrum and cry when we mention a bath,<br />
Accept that it's bedtime with a shrug and a laugh.<br />
<br />
Today is the day when he won't snatch a toy,<br />
Will share and play nicely with other small boy.<br />
He'll be happy and helpful, won't needle and whine,<br />
He won't have a tantrum at 'tidy-up' time.<br />
<br />
Maybe tomorrow.Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-40680912789231917042015-05-13T11:36:00.000-07:002015-05-13T12:06:10.846-07:00Perfect<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
There is a mummy in a class I go to once a week,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She’s young and pretty, groomed ... composed, in awe I sneak a
peek.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Long dark hair and slim of build, I can’t help but feel a
frump,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I look down at faded leggings, in my throat I feel a lump.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I think it’s time I upped my game so next time take some
care,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I slick black liner on my eyes, I even brush my hair.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Arriving early at the class I feel a sense of shock,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
As perfect-mum removes her shoes, revealing holes in grubby socks.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So stunned am I to see this this flaw, this crack in her
perfection,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I find it hard to look away and force myself to change
direction.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Looking closer at her I can see that she’s been crying,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I catch her eye, smile and chat, feel bad I've been caught spying.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It turns out she’s been up all night, her toddlers having
nightmares,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She’s struggling with her workload and she can’t afford her
train-fares.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Her partner works such long hours and her in-laws are
invasive,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She wants to stay part-time but pushy bosses are persuasive.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She says she’s found it hard to cope, her old friends free
and single,<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
She says she’s always been quite shy, at classes finds it
hard to mingle.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We all have bad days, don’t compare - try not to judge each
other,</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In sweat-pants or designer jeans it’s hard to be a mother.<o:p></o:p></div>
Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-48569271786907064482014-12-30T13:35:00.000-08:002014-12-30T13:35:35.598-08:00A New Year PoemNew beginnings, fond farewells,<br />
Loved one's passed and wedding bells.<br />
Children growing, aches and pains,<br />
Daily chores and blocked-up drains.<br />
<br />
Some days sunny, others with storms,<br />
Drinks with friends and babies born.<br />
Our patchwork life in 3-6-5 days,<br />
No wonder it feels like a bit of a maze.<br />
<br />
Good year or bad, let it slip to the past,<br />
Wave troubles farewell like sails tied to a mast.<br />
Step into tomorrow with it's imperfect mess,<br />
Some days will be joyful, others just stress.<br />
<br />
None of us knows what the next chapter holds,<br />
So don't over think it, be courageous and bold.<br />
Whatever's in store be it love, luck or strife,<br />
It's another fine page in your wonderful life.Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-18626417940828599072014-12-20T07:15:00.000-08:002014-12-20T09:35:45.259-08:00A Christmas PoemIt's sometimes hard at this time of the year,<br />
In the midst of the bustle and festive cheer,<br />
To find a moment to sit and unwind,<br />
And think of the year that you're leaving behind.<br />
<br />
Some of it good, some of it bad,<br />
Moments and memories, happy and sad.<br />
Life is a journey, not all of it easy,<br />
It's not always possible to be bright and breezy.<br />
<br />
The holly and tinsel and children's pure joy,<br />
Can mingle with thoughts that are out to destroy,<br />
Glimpses of loved one's and ghosts from the past,<br />
Threaten to crack through our happiness masks.<br />
<br />
We sit and we worry on what lies ahead,<br />
Thoughts of work, life or health may crowd up in our head,<br />
A mince pie and brandy, a work Christmas do,<br />
May leave you to wonder why you're still feeling blue.<br />
<br />
Remember to focus on what you have now,<br />
Each moment is fleeting, be it kisses or rows.<br />
Stay strong for your loved ones, friends and family in need,<br />
The New Year is coming, it's hurtling at speed.<br />
<br />
Once the turkey is carved and the crackers are pulled,<br />
When the wine bottle's empty, be it cava or mulled.<br />
Let's lift up our glasses and raise up a toast,<br />
To friends past and present, the one's we love most.<br />
<br />
Whatever has been and whatever's in store,<br />
Don't forget that the universe gives strength to endure,<br />
The times that are challenging, tough and unclear,<br />
Make the good times seem sweeter and absent from fear.<br />
<br />
So a merry old Christmas to you my dear friends,<br />
A new year is coming so let's make amends,<br />
And hope the next twelve months whatever they bring,<br />
Gives us reasons to celebrate, laugh, smile and sing.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Mummy Poet xMummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-38750873808502388532014-12-06T01:33:00.002-08:002014-12-06T10:07:54.436-08:00On your sleeveForget the dark circles,<br />
The stretch marks and scars,<br />
The dodgy right ankle from slips on toy cars,<br />
Nobody warns you that when you have kids,<br />
Emotions boil over - a pot minus lid.<br />
<br />
Now a tale of injustice, cruelty, neglect,<br />
Will stir up strong feelings you will not expect,<br />
The urge to protect like a lion with their cub,<br />
No longer able to cast off with a shrug.<br />
<br />
Reports of young courage on Children In Need,<br />
Causes heartache so painful you'll donate at speed,<br />
A story of wartime, infants injured while sleeping,<br />
Will bring instant tears, uncontrollable weeping.<br />
<br />
A children's choir, a forgotten mitten,<br />
A picture of a newborn kitten,<br />
All will cause your eyes to prick ...<br />
The tears now find it hard to stick.<br />
<br />
The sight of children's joy at play,<br />
You'll sit and blub an hour away.<br />
<br />
When you give birth you'll not retrieve,<br />
A heart now permanently on your sleeve.<br />
<br />
Mummy Poet xMummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-77118963324110516502014-11-08T06:45:00.001-08:002014-11-08T06:55:50.996-08:00While you were sleepingWhile you were sleeping I did some washing,<br />
Cleaned your muddy boots off from all that splish-sploshing,<br />
Started the lunch, tidied the toys,<br />
Looked at some books about parenting boys.<br />
<br />
While you were sleeping I vacuumed the lounge,<br />
Scraped up some cake that you'd wheedled and scrounged,<br />
Sorted some clothes, e-mailed some friends,<br />
Sponged off the marks that you'd made with your pens.<br />
<br />
While you were sleeping I finished my work,<br />
Paid off some bills I've been trying to shirk,<br />
Thought about schools, filled out some forms,<br />
Nagged your dear dad about mowing the lawn.<br />
<br />
While you were sleeping I hung coats on a hook,<br />
Came up with ideas, started writing a book,<br />
Thought of the future, worried and stressed,<br />
Wiped down the high-chair you'd left in a mess.<br />
<br />
While you were sleeping I thought about life,<br />
It's up days and down-days, it's trouble and strife,<br />
I looked at you sleeping, my eyes pricked with tears,<br />
I pulled it together and swallowed my fears.<br />
<br />
While you were sleeping a lifetime flew past,<br />
But now I must focus, the future too vast,<br />
I make a strong coffee, eat your left over cake,<br />
Your eyes start to open, you'll soon be awake.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-41116370277739715572014-11-05T03:19:00.004-08:002014-11-05T03:21:22.079-08:00You're not aloneWhen you've been up since 5 in the morning,<br />
When you're feeling just barely awake,<br />
When the tantrums and caffeine aren't mixing,<br />
When your hands are beginning to shake.<br />
<br />
When your washing pile seems never ending,<br />
When the worry is getting you down,<br />
When your toddler has crashed before playgroup,<br />
When you're finding it hard not to frown.<br />
<br />
When little hands reach up to hug you,<br />
When a small voice shrieks 'Mummy!' with joy,<br />
When your antics cause fits of the giggles,<br />
When they squeal with delight at new toys.<br />
<br />
When a mum friend shares stories of down-days,<br />
When you laugh at bad times, share a moan,<br />
When a kind word or act of compassion,<br />
Makes you realise you're not on your own.Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-48790716364373678162014-09-30T13:01:00.001-07:002014-09-30T13:02:58.998-07:00TwoGluey artworks on the fridge,<br />
Upturned chairs to make a bridge,<br />
Jumping on sofas, climbing up trees,<br />
Picking up pebbles and stomping on leaves.<br />
<br />
'I'm a big boy now' but still wants a bottle,<br />
Finds some things hard but goes for it full throttle,<br />
'Go away mummy!' but then wants a cuddle,<br />
A head full of questions, back teeth and muddle.<br />
<br />
No longer a baby, still not quite a boy,<br />
Often a headache, more often a joy,<br />
Soon will come pre-school, new challenges, fears,<br />
Mummy will be here to wipe away tears.<br />
<br />
Childhood is fleeting so try to hold on,<br />
They're growing so fast now, so stuborn and strong,<br />
Hug them each day, let them know that you're there,<br />
Then give them their freedom, their life's yours to share.<br />
<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-85359716434672280562014-09-17T04:30:00.000-07:002014-09-17T04:30:24.210-07:00Just a mumHair cutter,<br />
Playgroup nutter,<br />
Rustling up some toast and butter.<br />
<br />
Buggy wheeling,<br />
Kiss stealing,<br />
Teething causes sinking feeling.<br />
<br />
Play Doh kneading,<br />
Story reading,<br />
Tot in peril - 'is it bleeding?'<br />
<br />
Kiss it better,<br />
Learn some letters,<br />
Wrangling toddler into sweater.<br />
<br />
Drinking coffee on the run,<br />
I'm nothing special,<br />
Just a mum.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
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<br />
<br />Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-65232604761911643782014-09-11T11:21:00.000-07:002014-09-11T11:21:11.059-07:00SisterI never knew my sister,<br />
She died before I lived,<br />I see her in my parents eyes,<br />
The sorrow of a life not lived.<br />
<br />
I never knew my sister,<br />
But know that she's still loved,<br />
And that her life came to an end,<br />
A loss I fear to comprehend.<br />
<br />
I never knew my sister,<br />
Yet feel her loss anew,<br />
I mourn today what could have been,<br />
The aunt my son has never seen.<br />
<br />I never knew you sister,<br />
I wish that you were here,<br />
To share the up's and down's of life,<br />
To wipe away each others tears.<br />
<br />
I never knew you sister,<br />
But hold you in my heart,<br />
And hope that you have seen me,<br />
Through a lifetime spent apart.Mummy poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999227327116887583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1753621023371157474.post-91815881069678564702014-09-07T06:33:00.001-07:002014-09-07T06:33:50.997-07:00Parenthood<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>M</b>ilk weaning,</div>
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<b>O</b>atmeal cleaning,</div>
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<b>T</b>ime for cuddles,</div>
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<b>H</b>omework struggles,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>E</b>arly rising, lack of wealth,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>R</b>arely thinking of oneself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>F</b>ear protecting,</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>A</b>pp selecting,</span></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>T</b>ickle times,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>H</b>elp to climb,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>E</b>ver ready with a hug,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>R</b>unning, jumping, chasing bugs.</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>P</b>utting other people first,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>A</b>lways proud, about to burst,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>R</b>ealising that life is fleeting,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>E</b>venings in and fussy eating,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>N</b>ot too long before they've flown,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>T</b>ot, teenager, fully grown,</div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
<b>S</b>uch hard work, yet what a thrill, a little life with love to fill.</div>
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