Totally Optional Prompt’s prompt earlier in the week was irresistible. (OK, for me, ANY prompt is irresistible, but I can’t do them all, though I would if I could. This one I resisted for days, but lost (or won).
Personal Whys
She wanted two beautiful children to spoil,
that she was granted
and she doted and did for until she no longer could.
He wanted two children, who knows why
that he was granted
and he emphasized discipline both external and self.
And that, my friends, is why two children were born.
Together, those first two,
though they seemed not to have a creative bone
in their bodies,
raised two creative children,
with capability to love,
to share,
to go for their dreams
(though somewhat late in the cycle of life)
Here to make a difference,
Here to evoke emotion and provoke thought,
known only by instincts
(and the joy in doing)
And that my friends, is the why two children lived
and will live, one is halfway to 114, the other
must determine his own goal.
MeeAugraphie
02/01/08
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this was so loving… sometimes i wish i had stayed with the whole mommy thing… and others i know,, it would have been so wrong at the time…..
How very beautiful, Marcia..your poems always take me in directions I never imagined. Simply lovely.
Yeah, I like it, the image near the end says a lot to me - ‘halfway to 114′ - That’s really positive!
“To make a difference”
“To evoke emotion”
“To provoke thought”
That’s it in a nutshell! The why!
And there it is. Nicely done. Halfway to 114 is great marker.
Now that was amazing… more importantly the parental feelings were put forth so creatively.