a once upon a time mother

change is the one certain thing in life someone wise, my dad, would tell me

kids jumping  high, throwing juice on the sofa, running and running around the house..  howling with joy,  taking books and toys , playing and throwing,  smiling and grinning and eating some more..    noise level high, mothers sigh 

     

yet in a wink of an eye

those days they disappear-- they never will return

those noisy, hectic loving days          travel far

and  remove the priceless  childhood stars

in time   an alone once mother

retires to a computer in utter

silence --

with  memories and feelings to capture

if not to  physically capture her kids again

to  instead--

write and write 

till there is no

longer a break in her heart

but instead

a telling written    (daily or nightly ) different   start

marilyn nepp sturner 2018      jan 9

Reviews

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There are times when we're forced to stop laughing cause it makes annoying noises but when we stop we're shook to give at least one reply but silence covers and hugs so tight that we fail to do.
This piece is deep rather saying intense.
Great morals hidden.

[marilyn 1225]

hi Tahsin Z thanks for reading and giving such a good review.. I appreciate your kindness and thoughts very much.. love your doll face that you have as your pic of yourself!

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You're heartedly welcome!

[Taino]

This poem really touched my heart. The absence of the chaos, of the noise that once filled the house. The pull on our hearts for such chaos to return once again, filled with our childrens’ laughter, their lives simpler then though ours may have been so complex. In a way we miss all of it, the silly games, the stories we once told them, all of it, even if only for a moment, wish for it now. Thank you for sharing this with us all.

[marilyn 1225]

Taino thank you for reading this personal poem wrote it to help myself... glad that you could also relate to it. also .. appreciate your very thoughtful words....