Martha
Cleaning House After the last child leftAnd blows the dust from the dreamShe grew up with.Is four-eight too oldTo enroll in veterinarian school?And Georgia
Down the streetHome from board meetingWith a pile of papers Wryly smilesAs she pulls from the closetThe oak cradleShe had intended for somethingOther than overflowFor her most important filesCarol Lynn Pearson(Woman I Have Know & Been (1992)
Martha
Cleaning House
After the last child left
And blows the dust from the dream
She grew up with.
Is four-eight too old
To enroll in veterinarian school?
And Georgia
Down the street
Home from board meeting
With a pile of papers
Wryly smiles
As she pulls from the closet
The oak cradle
She had intended for something
Other than overflow
For her most important files
Carol Lynn Pearson
(Woman I Have Know & Been (1992)
