your text this morning read

“a little rugged”

and for this i am sorry

–yesterday was rough

 

but the words that followed

thrilled my heart in a way

that only a parent’s could

“but happy”

 

you would think that those

couple of words would be

a bar set low

an expectation of something

….well, often expected

 

but for you, my offspring,

life has had its fair share

of hard knocks

and tides have swept

out, out, out

never really coming back in

 

yet you always stand up

and up

and up again

 

yes, there is sorrow, tears

for things still lost

pain perhaps forthcoming

 

but today you said you are happy

and this is a magnificent thing

 

            —celebrate the wins

 

heather pound 2024

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