I love the wobble idea. The time between can hold so much loss and hope all at once. As always so many connections beautiful intertwined by your words.
Mary, as always - such fun. I hope Anna has WWU as an option when the time for choosing comes! Transitions and wobbles. Starting school, leaving home, getting married, bringing home a new baby (or puppy!), retiring ... we wobble : ) I'm guessing when the time comes to leave this world, there will be wobbling involved - I'll do my best to dance my way out of here - if only in my heart!!!
PS: strong work on formatting poetry (hahaha - who knew there was a button!)
This is just beautiful, Mary. You capture exactly what wobble time is like, particularly with a child beginning her senior year. This line rang so true to my memories of that time: "I wait for her now, tired of waiting, and sad that I won’t always be waiting."
Side notes: My mom, too, bought my daughter (Grace) special dresses for her birthday. We both loved them so much. Also, much of my extended family lived in Bellingham when I was growing up, and I spent a lot of time there. I love that place.
I love the wobble idea. The time between can hold so much loss and hope all at once. As always so many connections beautiful intertwined by your words.
Thank you!
Mary, as always - such fun. I hope Anna has WWU as an option when the time for choosing comes! Transitions and wobbles. Starting school, leaving home, getting married, bringing home a new baby (or puppy!), retiring ... we wobble : ) I'm guessing when the time comes to leave this world, there will be wobbling involved - I'll do my best to dance my way out of here - if only in my heart!!!
PS: strong work on formatting poetry (hahaha - who knew there was a button!)
Wobbling into the next world- I like that. Do you have connections to Western?
i wish. I had a Dawg and a Cougar : ) Just know it’s a great choice!
This is just beautiful, Mary. You capture exactly what wobble time is like, particularly with a child beginning her senior year. This line rang so true to my memories of that time: "I wait for her now, tired of waiting, and sad that I won’t always be waiting."
Side notes: My mom, too, bought my daughter (Grace) special dresses for her birthday. We both loved them so much. Also, much of my extended family lived in Bellingham when I was growing up, and I spent a lot of time there. I love that place.
Thank you! I loved your comments. Bellingham is super cool.
I can so relate to “the wobblies.” I’m grateful for the the love and grounding offered through these words.
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“Anna isn’t just a moonbeam, she’s our moon.” Yup, tearing up with you. I know this feeling so well. Senior year is so nostalgic.
Thanks friend!
That’s such a gorgeous poem, and Anna is such a gorgeous human.
Indeed!
Waka waka, wobble, and Danusha Lameris! Thank you so much!
Thank you for reading Verna. Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome poem. I love her work.
Same. I love her writing so much.