A to Z Challenge

 

For the A-Z challenge, we decided to post a new and original poem every day. Today, Regina dedicates a poem to her daughter, Violet for the letter "V".

Violet

Brought beauty in pockets overflowing

with dandelions, wilted and dried,

abandoned snail shells and

a Blue jay feather.

Brought scraped knees and

dirty socks full of rocks and twigs.

The wonder of having

a normal child is

the slant of the sun through the

autumn leaves that changed my

perspective of the forest.

A to Z Challenge

For the A-Z challenge, we decided to post a new and original poem every day. Today, Regina has the letter "T".



Two a.m.

Silence broken only

as the rocker hits

the wood floor.

Mother, child

two a.m.

time to find

peace in violence.

Remnants of war waged,

smell of breast milk,

warmth against my chest.

Two hearts

beating,

breaths synchronized in

heat and sweat.

Here in exhaustion,

in the trenches of motherhood,

you will find

me.

It's World Book Night!

Juliet is a giver and will be handing out copies of 

Tina Fey's "Bossypants"

To COPE Parents from Kingsley School

at Fleetwood Jourdain in Evanston, IL

Seriously Silly Sunday

Something silly for an end-of-the-week lift: