Children
Day 209 post: Children Was one Watched some Wanted none Changed my mind Had one Lost three Had two more Changed my life Met someone Married him Gained three more Changed […]
Tag Archives: motherhood
Mommy
Day 206 prompt: Hiding Hey, Mommy! Mommy? Where’s Mommy? Mommy? Have you seen Mommy? Mommy?! Has anyone seen mommy? MOMMY? Mommy, where are you? MOMMY! I need you, mommy! MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! flush […]
Foul
Day 177 prompt: Powerful (a haiku) teen boys shooting hoops taking time-out on my couch commit fragrant foul
Relativity
Day 168 prompt: Relationship I am … mother to a sister … sister to a neighbor … neighbor to a wife … wife to a friend … friend to a classmate […]
Every Day Sights
Day 161 prompt: Every Day Sights Before my eyes are even open I feel my husband’s presence by the bed He leans over to kiss me goodbye Too bleary to see […]
Little Lady
Day 148 prompt: Itsy-Bitsy Teeny Weeny She wore delicate cotton dresses And played with tiny Tinkertoys Then began reading short words And locking her diary with a wee key She moved […]
Sweetness to Savor
Day 147 prompt: Edible She skips in From the yard Arms behind her back Wide eyes dance up Gleaming with surprises She can barely contain Our noses nearly touching Her springtime […]
Weathered
Day 134 prompt: Weathered (a haiku) Weathered woman twists stop sign to slow. We swap waves. Is she a mom, too?
Pairings
Day 129 prompt: Wine a juicy petite fillet after work or ramen noodles and string cheese after school happy hour hors d’oeuvres with a girlfriend or witching hour colic with an […]
Parenting Perks
Day 112 prompt: Groceries Laundry in heaps Groceries to buy Tummies on empty Dishes piled high Squabbles to settle School papers to sort Bedding to straighten Kids to transport When you’re […]
Window Scene
Day 108 prompt: Glass Through closed window I watch you playing and talking to yourself. What is it you are saying? Small hands gripping chains, you squeeze into the swing. Still […]
What Goes Around
Day 103 prompt: Motorized Almost nine years old My little blonde girl Got a motorized scooter For Christmas Her third time out She hit a bump Spraining her foot To spend […]
Dear Bunny
Day 99 prompt: Snack or Treat My kids’ Easter baskets Are strewn across the floor Peeps and chocolate bunnies And jelly beans galore Next year, Mister Bunny, Please add some things […]
More than Twenty Questions
Day 96 prompt: Vegetable on long car rides clever mama occupied her restless passenger with mind games discovering the alphabet on road signs and billboards spying license plates from all fifty […]
Heavy
Day 92 prompt: Heavy (a haiku) house tidy kids down mom stretches out to read but heavy eyelids close
Beth Nyland 