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jodyserey submitted a contest entry to
Write a poem about your goals for 2025 5 months ago even this year will end
Jody Sereypromises and good intentions,
all made in wintertime
will find the spring, then
summer heat,
and autumn’s cooling breeze
then wintertime and promises
that either came to stay or
faded when the gold June moon
seemed tethered tight
and goals had half a year
to come to stay in placeso just this year…
I will set aside the rules and lists
of what I need to do, and
will instead allow the things
I want to do to take their
place in hours where chores
have had their way with me
for decades past their usefulness
I hope to celebrate the days I live
and not what I accomplish
for when I’m gone, who will care that
my laundry was always done?Voting is closed
Jody, you are right that even this year will end. I love that instead of setting endless goals for yourself, you are instead focused on LIVING. As a wife and mother, sometimes getting the laundry done is my main focus. In reality, no one cares that I kept a clean house. My husband and children would rather have me happy and present in a pile of dirty clothes than worn out and weary with the clothes put away. Thank you for reminding me of this!
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