Oh sweet Elena:
You are marshmallow goodness;
a flower petal;
a turquoise gem;
light from the midnight moon; cinnamon latte;
a fireworks explosion;
a 19th century poem;
a plump tangerine;
sweet blueberry pie topped with vanilla bean ice cream;
a songbird whistling in the early hours of the day.
;
Mario wrote this poem for my birthday.
“One day I took my head off.”
He captured what I find myself doing quite often after juggling kids and work and after-school activities and dinner and bed-time rituals.
He obviously must see it, too and put it so eloquently and metaphorically in this poem. I think all those Shel Silverstein poems had an effect on him. Love ya kid!
The magnolia out front is in blossom
lavender and linen flowers sail
and form a nest on the moist ground below
The plump robin rests on a frail branch
waiting for her babes to arrive
and there are mine
Oh Spring!
I stare in delight.
"MOM!" 