Mommies are not synonymous with trampolines

and other things you say to naked three-year-olds right out of the bath

I think: they call him the streak... fastest thing on two feet
then wonder why kids are so slippery when wet

Batman wants to wear his sister's pink winter boots on a 90-degree summer's day

Who would have guessed so much of motherhood would be spent trying to explain that?
winter clothes for winter, cold, snow
summer clothes for hot weather, sweating, swealtering days
the twain shall not cross

and of course
 mommies are not designed to be jumped on
chewed on
 bitten
   hitten
colored on
or ignored

Ovulation

I want to be banged like a Salvation Army Drum

by a volunteer
an amateur
one who does it for love

hard, steady
day after day
especially on special occasions

deep
     long
         resonate

making beautiful music

until my timber shakes
my frame quakes

membranes moan
and cry

I'm about to die
         AHhhhhhhhhhH

Pollinator Heaven

tall, with crowns of gold and white
wildflowers are a breathtaking delight

dew as jewels upon the blades
glisten in this quiet glade

grass in the back went to seeding
son said "Mom, it looks like Eden"

butterflies dance along the row
now I'm glad we didn't mow

Grandma's House

I walked the steps
the deck
overlooking the lake
memories
came in waves
large, small
seeing through the glass doors
white brick fireplace
bookshelves
previously carefully curated
half my life
 my grandparents lived there
now
sold to new owners