Buzz goes the alarm,
she snoozes it with her arm.
The silence is the calm before the storm.
She gets out of the bed that is inviting and warm.
Cooking, laundry, husband and kiddo,
Her mom had done the ditto.
Emails, IM, newspaper and tea,
she just dived into the ever working sea.
The elves hide the socks and the books,
Only she can find them from their hiding places,
Mind you , they leave no traces.
She would do just anything to see those happy faces.
Dodging her way to work,
Making efforts not to go berserk.
A zillion thoughts and a single body,
office politics and in the middle remembering mommy!
The child’s warm smile,
Makes her day worthwhile.
Juggling is now routine.
Just remember she is no machine.
She could break down one day,
I hope you don’t end up that way!
And it is Day 19 of UBC!
I agree. She isn’t a machine. But moms are superwomen for sure. 😀 I give mine a hug often, try to put many things unsaid into it.
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Hats off to all working moms!
Your last 2 lines say it all!
The pressure of doing it all!
What a lovely ode to all working mommies!! Indeed they are superwomen!!
Moms are superwoman
Wonderful imagery from your verse, Ramya. I can “see” this woman!
Such a lovely poetry, Ramya. You have summed up a day in the life of a woman very nicely.
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Can feel it so much!Working women are not machines.Everybody is human!
Aww.. I giggled when I read the elves stanza! Awesome! 🙂
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You have described all about a mom’s life in a short and sweet poem! We get some special powers when we become a mom !
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You said it. I could see her running around getting it all done. Working women aren’t machines. I wish people wouldn’t label them superwomen either. Because that makes it okay for them to deliver more than what’s humanly expected of people. They’re human. It would do us good to remember that.
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The child’s warm.smiles makes her day worthwhile.Those are my favourites. The story of a day
Life is so crazy and we need to stop take a breath. Agree with you full, we are no machines but humans.
Love the story this told!
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