My Wordly Wealth

Heather Williamson

Poetry on roots, love, life and faith

Tag: Parenting

  • Handstand

    If I could do a handstandright nowI wouldn’t.Being upside down these daysmakes the room spin funny.When I was young I’d have liked to be ableto do a handstand,but arms and legs didn’t seem tocoordinate well enough—all too independent mindedto work together.A headstand was easier to managebut what looks cute at nine or ten,looks ungainly at… Read.

  • Drowning in notebooks

    I am certain that one dayI shall be found to have drownedin a sea of notebooks and planners.Like quicksand, they will draw me underand stifle my breath.Each book not half finishedeach marking new chapters,keeping safe informationsome weighty, all needful -datesand remindersand meetingsand webinarsreviewsand appointmentscoffee morningsand phone calls.All this to manage a child’s different journey.I would… Read.

  • You did not need a kiss

    You did not need a kiss todayOr stop and wave as you went inYou said you knew where to goSo I sit with my cup of teaLittle pools creating in itI say “I’m tired, I got up so earlyThere was so much to prepare.’But I did not prepare meHow could the weight of emotion be… Read.

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