The Young and The Restless, my daily soap...

At times I can despair

Of getting it all done

The housework, all the chores

The race I have to run

Up early and down late

With so much in-between

Finding peace within the chaos

Often remains to be seen

Dirty diapers, runny nose,

The crying spells and such

Move me in fast-forward

Of "stop", there isn't much

But ever in the forest,

I forget to see the trees

(Interrupted from my musings

By a most unpleasant breeze...)

I hear it in their laughter

And even in their tears

A life in need of nurture

And love throughout their years

Too simple to be sage

Life's not about the "done"

The joy is in the journey

The walk is twice the fun