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Selling the House

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By: 
Jan Burlingham

My son kept watch
over his godzillas
in this very closet.

He washed and dried
his pet godzilla
in our family tub.

Pigtail Woman Reflections on a Career Suspended

By: 
Shelly Oliver


Sometimes my darling daughter I fear that in discovering you I am losing myself
As I make decisions my head never thought I’d make but which feel so right to my heart.


I revel in the closeness of our connection
Yet, at the same time, I wonder if I can weather the isolation,
bear the boredom of our predictable routines.

Kisses In The Wind

By: 
Pamela Durkota

KISSES IN THE WIND
(The Waiting Child's Lullabye)

I hold you in my heart and touch you in my dreams.
You are here each day with me, at least that's how it seems.

Do Something Weird

By: 
Jocelyn LiLi Xu, age 7

Do something weird, grow a beard.
Set a trap, that you can wrap.
Play some cards, that grow in yards.
Make a day, when everyone pays.
Find some jam, made out of a lamb.

The Ripple Effect

By: 
Nancy Fierstien

When a father dies,
and he was loved,
all sighs become deep sobbing.
The earth no longer
bears his weight.
The universe starts throbbing.

Grief ripples through
each moment spent

Mourning Hours

By: 
Emily Wierenga

I am learning what it means to be a woman,
To be a mother,
A womb-an
A token of fertility
A life-giving vessel

With this responsibility comes
Death and disease
Miscarriage and cancer

Sports Car Girl, Minivan Life

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By: 
Julie Steed

I became an addict at age five. That was the first time I rode in my daddy's Corvette. I love cars. When I was 15, I could name any car on the road (still can).

About: 

Julie Steed is the mother of two and the owner of a minivan. She enjoys writing about parenting, fitness and her adventures as a military spouse.

Because I Love You

By: 
Nikki Loftin

"Why do I have to take piano lessons?" my eight-year old son moans half at the keys in front of him, half to the universe in general.

I Am

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I am funny and crazy
I wonder how everything started
I hear the birds in the trees
I see the trees blowing in the wind
I want to live forever

I am funny and crazy

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