Author: Reena Saxena

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The stork came visiting bringing good news,
Out tumbled our very own bewitching muse,
On 1st of November 2016 in a tangle,
Was delivered a cute little angel.

Swaddled in a blanket safe and secure,
I ain't your damsel demure,
Alert beady eyes sizing all,
Will make you dance to my beck and call.

Sleep a blink snores gone with the wind,
Rip Van Winkle share tips be kind,
When the world went round how did you sleep in solace?
Let time fly away without a trace.

Feeding burping changing done,
The jive salsa tango in a run,
Did I spy a cheeky wink,
The cradle did shake need a shrink.

We are going on a lion hunt,
To catch a cat that scares with a roaring grunt,
I am not scared are you?
I hear his voice is but a mew.

My turn…

We are ‘work in progress’ moms
Construction zones to be precise
With orange cones and flashers
Occasionally motioning ‘slow down’ and ‘danger ahead’ signs
On days when site’s stars align
we match up to images of Instagram moms
Hashtag clean kids and manicured nails
Practicing yoga with serenity and calm

But beholden to truth, let’s be real, delays and detours are usually the deal
unsent text messages and unfinished thoughts, is just how we roll
for we are navigating our high speed drivers, doing 60 in 15mph zone
and mind you, the work never stops, sunrise or frost
Hard helmets and orange vests never come off
because, often when we lose our guardrails
a landslide appears out of nowhere
rendering us to search for heavy equipment, we didn’t even know existed

Now now….don’t be too mistaken
Not all you see are debris and dust forsaken
The loose gravel is…

Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge

PROMPT #159

Imagine a slice of your life, or the whole personality framed on the wall. What would you like to see there?

A poem, a quote, a story, a picture or a work of art?

I invite you to write one or more pieces or post a collage you would like to see in the frame.

In the process, I might get to know you better

~*~*~*~

There I am

Hanging around

Ready to be helpful

Do you want a helping hand or advice on some medical issues?

Or a thorny problem needing to be sorted out?

I am forever ready to be that shoulder to lean on

Or the friend that you can count on

That is how I will like you to think of me

A person who was willing to be there for you

I am always striving…