Somehow my baby
turned thirty
last week
and her big brother
will be thirty-two
next month
Once I thought the
sleepless, pacing nights
would never end
as I carried one
then the other
trying to sing away
nightmares
and colic
But I closed my eyes
and dozed off
and somehow my baby
turned thirty
last week
This is for Hedgewitch’s FF55 Verse Escape
In Other Words 
Happy birthday to your baby!
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This is beautiful Mary and so how it seems. They grow up so fast!
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Thank you, Carrie.
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Nothing illustrates the passing of time like raising a child or two. This is lovely, Mary, understated yet still very full of real feeling. Thank you for playing, and may your weekend kick ass if at all possible.
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Thank you, Hedgie. I hope your weekend is also as kick ass as possible.
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Great thoughts of the past.
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Thank you!
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Time waits for none of us – will continue to unfold as it will. And so we grasp tenuously at milestones and mark the special occasions in celebration. I suspect it must seem rather strange to your children as much as it does for you – but then, 30 is still rather young – and filled with all kinds of promise. So perhaps now, more than ever, we begin to understand and appreciate.
May you continue to mark the moments as they come – with joy and love.
Be safe and well.
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Time… it makes me scratch my head. Thank you so much. I hope you are also safe and well.
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