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Abecedarian

By Bonnie McMillen

Angel
Baby
Coos and gurgles

Damp diapers
Exhaustion
Fantasy of motherhood
Gone
 
Hide the tedium
I feel great
Just look at my
Kindness
Love oozes from every pore
 
Motherhood
Never appreciated
 
Opening
Pandora’s box of
Quaint myths
Rest, a fond memory
 
Sing the lullaby again
Tiptoe to the
Umbrella on the                                             
Veranda                                     
Where wine waits
X-ing out the loss of
Youth and yes
Zest.

 

Bonnie McMillen is a native of Bradford and spent her younger years playing around the Harri Emery airport on Dorothy Lane. While working as Director of Student Health at Pitt-Bradford, she became interested in writing poetry and short stories. This interest has continued into a busy retirement. Dear Harri Emery Airport, McKean County 1955, Tales from the Female Crypt

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