Before the Nest Was Empty
A Mother's Distraction
Did I say I want to rest today
I can’t remember when I last did
So bogged down by obligations
They run me ragged and usurp my energy
Racing, leaping, jumping, crying, eating
And why is there a jelly sandwich in the DVD player
Cartoons on loud, play doh on the floor
The never ending “guess what’, and ‘watch this”
I'm the recipient of a thousand questions an hour
One day I turned around and they were grown
Now I am glad I did not stop to rest
About the Creator
Patti Marrs Magill
Retired Corporate Flight Attendant, pursuing new careers in writing and education. I have 4 adult children, 6 grandchildren, and live in Central California. Currently I am taking on students to tutor in reading and writing.
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We had not even a scrap of shared language, being from different galaxies and all, but after a lifetime of miscommunications I more or less knew what to do. It took a while, but we eventually established a sort of rudimentary sign language. I realized pretty quick that my two community college classes in ASL were not going to be much use here.
By Channah Shifrina day ago in Fiction
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The final line brings it all together.