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∴

it all went too fast today:

nine loaves of bread,
24 granola bars,
six loads of laundry,
the garden fertilized,
the mudroom cleaned,
the school bags emptied,
two cavities filled in 28 minutes
on a dauntless six-year-old,
and three square meals
for seven round mouths,
with dishes done before bed.

i’m so tired.

this isn’t a poem.

 

i cut the peonies
and brought them in.
i vased the iris by the sink
so i could see them
while i work.

i built the fire:
two parallel logs,
then two across
to make air
to make heat
to keep the furnace going.

 

fire and flowers
to make me smile.
to make me remember love.

∴

 

 

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