Looking out my Kitchen Window

Looking out my kitchen window
Wishing for another day
another Captain Crunch and milk spilled
on the table; or peanut putter and jelly
smeared on the counter top

it’s gone in a blink of an eye
take a deep breath
Exhale-
It’ll be all over quicker than you realize
Faster than a speeding bullet

Take it all in mommy
forget those anger moments
Laugh and giggle in the middle
of a puddle of chocolate spilled milk
of sand-like sugar, salt, and pepper lying on the floor

Forget the time it takes to
clean up the mess
to wash hands and faces
just laugh and be in the moment of it all
It only last for a millisecond and then…it’s over.

They’re off to university, or homes of their own
to chase the dollar, and grow children and lives
it happens in the blink of an eye�"so quick
faster than a speeding bullet!
Catch this moment in your memory!

Reviews

[K Scott Smith]

A really good strong write. Thank you.

[DJ]

A good light hearted read,with an important message,well done

[A. Amos]

Well written and enjoyed the read!

[Mary C]

This is so lovely, and I feel the emotions definitely

[Lauriegirl]

This is a lovely and expressive piece.

[Cory Barrett]

i have two very little children right now, and time is already going faster than i could have imagined. A short time ago i can remember finding out we were pregnant, now its saving for college.

[John Anderson]

Great diction and vivid imagery helped to make this a wonderful poem.

[Frieda P]

The empty nest syndrome, I know it well, time does speed by so quickly and they're all grown up so fast, it's then we realize how much we miss the Captain Crunch messes and the chaos. This one hit home...

[Blake Fodor]

This was written with such passion and it really comes through