Emptied,
she waits
for her children
to drop by,
call,
bring heaps of dirty laundry,
anything.
Emptied,
she waits,
silent heart
shrivelling.
Little does she know
that when her progeny
dropped from her grasp,
one day
the sun would shine
and seed would spawn
and green grandchildren
would spring up
to fill her quiver
full.
Meanwhile, Melody Muses... 
Well, I had the dirty laundry dropped over today 😀
😀 I’m laughing WITH you, not AT you! *giggle*
My mothering is vicarious, so there’s no laundry–but I am feeding my new neighbor…
That will do for comparison’s sake… 🙂
Mel, I was over there yesterday, and his place is such a filthy mess (he’s lived there barely a month). Bless his heart, he has some serious limitations–I had given him 2 sponges and a bottle of Dawn soap, suggested he “tidy up”. To no avail. I’m terrified there will be an “infestation”…
Uh-huh. Parenting…. 🙂
Wonderful and so relatable! The dirty laudry phase is over and done with…now the green grandchild – literally, from eating the green topping from a cup cake with her whole face 🙂
Awwww… 🙂
A cycle of life…
Right! 🙂
I loved the ending of this one! aaahhh! Thank you for helping us with all of the situations we find ourselves in!
Life holds so much for us, doesn’t it?
wonderful photo………..
Thank you! 🙂