A Smiling Day (Poem)

A Smiling Day

It was a good enough

Day

Starting at 5 a.m.

With morning

Kisses

And then

Eating bacon and eggs

Cooked by the best chef

Evah!

Wishing my daughter

A happy birthday

As she came down the stairs

Looking cute and disheveled

As a nineteen-year-old could be

Counting my blessings

As storm clouds dissipated

For me, and yet,

Praying for those

Who are losing it all

But

Buoyed again

By that healthy

Nineteen-year-old

As we ate at Quaker Steak and Lube

And a son who tomorrow

Will be starting his freshman year

Of college

As a senior in high school

And now

Sweet desserts

Oreo sponges floating in milk

And a photo in Explore.

Yes, it was

A good enough day. :o)

© Expressions by Christine 8/28/11