Mother's bounty

I've neglected my garden
let the weeds grow heart-high
stealing sun for their greedy stalks

as my peony and peas'
roots wrestle to reclaim
the rightful riches Mother provides

--

April PAD Day 5 - vegetable

Man of the house

He was a desperate man,

a child really,

broken and sad, left to

raise three children when he

could barely take

care of himself 

She was a broken child

desperate for a 

man to care for her

but always left carrying

the burden of

caring for herself 

--

Poetry Jam - an impossible place