Before the Nest Was Empty

Did I say I want to rest today

I can’t remember when I last did

So bogged down by obligations

They run me ragged and usurp my energy

Racing, leaping, jumping, crying, eating

And why is there a jelly sandwich in the DVD player

Cartoons on loud, play doh on the floor

The never ending “guess what’, and ‘watch this”

I'm the recipient of a thousand questions an hour

One day I turned around and they were grown

Now I am glad I did not stop to rest