Category Archives: Parenting

I hold her tight

Posted on March 9, 2017 by PookyH

I hold her tight This girl of mine, For fear that she might fall; For fear that with a looser grip She’d not be here at all. I kiss her boo boos, Wipe her tears, Shoulder worries, Combat fears, I … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Snuggles

Posted on September 23, 2016 by PookyH

Just one more cuddle? You plead, before you sleep; There is *always* time

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Healing Hold

Posted on September 13, 2016 by PookyH

If I could take your pain away I would. I’d wear it, aching, shaking, But relieved. If I could know That your pain was no more. For now I’ll hold you close To help you heal.

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Bed Time [Haiku]

Posted on September 3, 2016 by PookyH

Then it was bed time. Her dreams were big, flamboyant Though her frame was small.

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Tangled

Posted on August 28, 2016 by PookyH

Your temper unravels, Swinging.. Fraying at the ends; Like a yarn that’s Lost its way And now lies In a mess, A jumbled heap Upon a recently swept floor. I try to understand how the yarn Unfurled. What caused the … Continue reading →

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Perfect Moment

Posted on July 20, 2016 by PookyH

Lazy evening sun beams warm your soul, You sit, focused, content, basking. Floating in a yellow pool of rays Drenched in contemplation, Oozing hope. This moment, perfect in its normalcy Is one I will recall In times of need.

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Home Sweet Home [Haiku]

Posted on June 26, 2016 by PookyH

Greeted with cuddles, Folded into loving arms. It’s good to be home.

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To My Daughters, Who Taught Me how to Love

Posted on June 16, 2016 by PookyH

You taught me how to be a mother, Leading me with pudgy toddler fingers, Sticky kisses And questions about questions about questions. You made it easy. I did not know how To give of myself, But you knew how to … Continue reading →

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Becoming You

Posted on June 8, 2016 by PookyH

Each day you are a bit more you, And do things that you want to do, No longer shackled by Mum’s ties, As you grow, so you realise, That you are you, right through and through, I cannot tell you … Continue reading →

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Fingers in the Flames

Posted on June 4, 2016 by PookyH

He poked fingers at the fire, To see if it was hot. He had to find out for himself, But the lesson hurt a lot. They’d told him it would burn him, He’d watched the flames leap high; And yet … Continue reading →

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