I leaned into the moment and said your name in conversation, and it wasn’t so awkward after all. “Angel baby, Eden.”There’s a pang of what if that hovers in the air, but my bounty fills up my senses, and I’m thankful.Thank you, Eden, for making me a mommy. Every day since your birth you haveContinue reading “Mother’s Day”
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I Forget
Prompt: Write a circle poem–a poem with the same beginning and ending line. “Don’t forget this moment.” But now it hovers at the tips of my fingers, at the tip of my tongue,Blurry and distorted by the hum of activity thatSweeps my days away so when I blink the week has gone.I look at picturesContinue reading “I Forget”
A Poem and A Prayer
A poem and a prayer, words whispered in the dark not for the first or last time. ~Eden,You have the best seat in the houseYou get to see the full yellow moon,The constellations are at your fingertips.Orion’s Belt is really clear tonightThe three studs in his belt stand out against the night sky.I think ofContinue reading “A Poem and A Prayer”