All Because

There I was,

Blithely going through my days,

Never straying off the path,

Always keeping my eyes on the clock

And my hands upon the wheel

Until that inexplicable moment

When the world exploded into

A spinning cosmos of vibrant color,

The air became heavy

And my heart pound in my ears

Like a thousand horses hooves--

I could not breathe,

My stomach became tight

And my knees felt as if they would buckle

Under the sudden extreme weight of my body--

All because you said, "Hello".

for Mother's Day

The Woman

The woman, wakeful, stares

At the face of the moon

The stars dancing ‘round,

While her babe sleeps at her breast.

Slowly, she rocks, now and then

And stares at the moon again and again

And softly, lowly, she hums,

While her babe sleeps at her breast.

A soft, gentle breeze blows

And tenderly kisses her cheeks

As her eyes slowly close,

While her babe sleeps at her breast.

                                                              Katy-jean

I originally wrote this in high school-eleventh grade-and the photo is of a very new Shannon and a very tired me.