into crisp skies, finally clear blue
after months of searing white heat.
I am bone tired, stretched taut
with exhaustion and worry and obligation.
If I were to lay down,
there'd be no getting back up.
But a little girl came bearing
a magnifying glass and her imagination.
She took in the gorgeous mix
of fall color and perfect temperatures
and refused to hear "Not now."
And so I said why not
and we explored and examined each
dying mushroom and proud dandelion
we found. Exhaustion had no place.
I want to be that mom,
always choosing why not and hurtling
closer to the next chance to
spend these disappearing moments fully engaged
in a life worth the work.
(Side note: I'm talking about failure over on A Mom's View of ADHD. Come give your input?)
***This post is part of Six Word Fridays.***
This was beautiful! I want to be that mom, too.
What I love most about you - your willingness to be fully engaged even when exhausted, and then your ability to take that moment and capture it so beautifully in words.
@TKW - I think you are that mom. Perception is a funny thing, huh?
@Cheri - I wish I could capture it beautifully in images the way you do. If I lived closer, I'd make you help me scrapbook this! ;)
Wonderful post! You captured so much of our mothering spirit (exhaustion and all!) in these lines. Loved it!
I wrote about fear on my blog yesterday....you wrote about failure...something going on with the f words this week? ;)
Visiting you from Six Word Fridays.
Such a poignant piece ~ we can all feel the exhaustion, the desire to keep engaged and the satisfaction that comes from getting down in the grass and sharing one of 'those' moments. Beautiful!
Clearly you are that Mom. Yesterday I had the stomach flu and my husband was in Texas. My son was so incredibly sweet and helpful - he's 'that kid'. And look at yours - we must be doing something right.
I want to be that mom too. I hope I am. :) Great post!
Great post, I want to be that mom too and stop letting thing get to me so much.
@Bibliomama - I don't know if I have that kid. That kid is pretty elusive.
@Adrienne - Thank you!
@melgallant - I think I probably am that mom 40% of the time. I'm hoping to bring my percentage up!
@Courtney - It's the things that definitely hold me back. I have to keep my focus on what's really important.
I want to be that mom, too. And sometimes it's just so damn hard, you know?
Kelly, I love this. Bella is just great!
Me too! I manage it far less frequently than I'd like.
That is so beautiful!
Enjoyed it :)
I want to be a why not mom, too!
I love how children remind us to live.
Oh, I just love this, Kelly. I really hope I can be that kind of mom one day.