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Was It Worth The Sacrifice
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Was It Worth The Sacrifice |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
The baby cries at 3am, rousing her from her sleep She glances at the clock, then picks her up Baring her breast to tiny lips She sits in the rocker by the window. Tears slip unnoticed down her cheeks So many nights she has sat alone Nursing her tiny daughter All her friends are at school or the movies Or wherever the fun happens to be But she gets up every morning Kisses mom and dad goodbye Takes her daughter to the sitter Goes to work and wonders why. She works all day for minimum wage Just to provide things for her daughter No getting ahead no leaving behind The pain of lost childhood. Then she looks down into that tiny face So sweet so perfect so innocent Little eyes gaze back at her And a tiny smile flickers there. Is it worth it? You tell me. |
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SEA 
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Paula~ YES!!!!!!! The picture you painted with your words is crystal clear.... I thoroughly enjoyed this.  -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Kit McCallum
Administrator
Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
Oh Paula ... beautifully portrayed! You've allows a gentle peak at the truth of sleepless nights behind the little girl fantasies. Very nicely penned! Best wishes, /Kit |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Paula, Well done enjoyed the read. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Oh yes...you have revealed the Love sweet Love of a mother...in such a tender poem...James |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
tender and sweet |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
You present a paradox - how could you say it was not worth it, yet the cost of the little life is at the expense of the mother having a life. Of course it is worth it, but only after the fact i think Jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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Dawn Eclipse Senior Member
since 2000-01-31
Posts 637The Horsehead Nebula |
Wow. wonderful poem here... it presents an interesting question. keep writing, I enjoyed this. "The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." Eden Phillpotts *Cassandra Roseen* |
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Jenn E Senior Member
since 2000-08-02
Posts 589Kelowna, BC, Canada |
OH Paula, this is so very sweet and tender. That smile, those little eyes makes it all worth it. I would sacrifice anything for my children.......This touched my heart..Thank You. Jenn E |
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Rex Allen McCoy Member Elite
since 2000-01-30
Posts 2863Sippin a Timmy's in London |
All my children 'were and are' worth it ... and I have no regrets nicely written Paula |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Sea...thank you Kit...yes the difference between fantasy and reality Seymour...thank you sir James...sometimes motherhood comes to young but when it does its lovely Mark...thank you Jamie...when you become a parent you have already given up a part of your life for that child...doesnt matter the age of the parent Dawn...thanks...like i could quit writing LOL Jenn E...as would I for my boys...thank you Rex Allen...I do not regret being a mother...my boys are my life. |
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kitkat Senior Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 878Nova Scotia |
Paula this was very touching. |
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Roostr1 New Member
since 2000-07-31
Posts 3Flagstaff, Az. USA |
Babies having babies. WOW. Very apropo for today's social direction. Very nice! |
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Artistic Member
since 2000-08-09
Posts 107Colorado/Rochester, NY |
Very nicely done poem... a whole new perspective on teenage daughters! Nicely done! |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Kitkat...thank you Roostr 1..what an honor that you chose to read and respond to mine as your first post...welcome to Passions...and thanks...there are actually two more poems that go along with this...one is in 8 and the other is here...Always Other Choices...and Choices Made |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
LOL Lizzie...at least I am spared that as I have boys...thanks for the read |
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Martini Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 308Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
wow a question i know many of us have had to answer... deep down I think every choice we make and everything we do is worth it, even if it is to learn "In three words I can sum up everything I learned about life: It Goes On" ~Robert Frost |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
YES!!!! Great poem Paula and that one smile makes it all worth while |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Paula, Yes, it was all worth it. A child is never a mistake. You have a wonderfully tender poem here. Michael |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Paula, Yes, it was all worth it. A child is never a mistake. You have a wonderfully tender poem here. Michael |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Martini...everyday is a choice...you just gotta hope you make the right ones hoot_owl_rn...doesnt it? the greatest thrill in the world Michael...thank you for your sweet words. This is the third in a series of poems... Always Other Choices Choices Made then this one. |
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JulieAnn Senior Member
since 2000-06-12
Posts 754Earth 3rd Rock from the sun!! |
Paula..I have been there..I was young....but never too young...obviously....but I have no regrets...it has been worth it every step of the way......it is a fast lesson in UNSELFISH love....great post..... Julie :) |
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