Mother’s Day Gift

Mother’s Day Gift

Cookies crumbling on the counter
Milk is running down the wall
Serene children in pajamas
Watching TV down the hall.

Fingerprints on every surface
On the mirror, tile and wood
Temporary calm from chaos
Children choosing to be good.

All is quiet with hushed voices
Sibling violence on hold
Making all the best of choices
Children being “good as gold”.

Making efforts to be quiet
Though the silence may be brief
New behavior learned this morning
Intensity beyond belief.

This false quiet is a pretense
As rehearsing for a play
Such a special gift for Mama
Sleeping late on Mother’s Day!