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Anna Eastland's avatar

I like how this poem takes mom-guilt over taking time to write poetry to its ultimate and very illogical conclusion! Everything would be perfect if we didn’t take a few moments here and there to slow down, notice things and write poetry…I never knew my poetry habit was keeping my children from cheerfully eating kale! 😆

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Reagan Dregge's avatar

Oh. My gosh. Can we be friends?! Thank you so much, Renee.

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Renee Emerson's avatar

Of course!

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Janna Y. Barber's avatar

Tacos every night!!

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JD Walt's avatar

Love this Renee! Beautiful and full—not of wonder but wondering— the way the poem buries impossible idealism for the embraced exchange of a resurrected taco!

LOVED IT!

If I had not been writing the poem ……. I would have written the book you would have never read…..so instead I wrote you this email you may never get. ;0) and all because you wrote the poem!

Keep it going!

jdw

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Deb's avatar

This is the best thing I have read all week. I wish I wrote it.

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Deb's avatar

Or had written it... Or ... 😉

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MarianneJones's avatar

Excellent!

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Alice's avatar

This made me smile - and then laugh - and then laugh out loud - and then marvel that although I live on the other side of the world, this is me. Thank you!

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Erin Mount's avatar

I love this, Renae!

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Abigail's avatar

I loved this so much!

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Karen Wells's avatar

Amazing!

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Jody L. Collins's avatar

If I hadn't been writing the poem........ I wouldn't have let the rice burn on the stove. Again.

And so many other things :-) Thank you Renee.

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Kara Kiviranta's avatar

I feel so seen.🩷 thank you.

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ChristineB's avatar

What a great way to start my day!

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Danielle Vogt's avatar

Love this.

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K Fisher's avatar

I am so glad to be introduced to this author and poet. What a fantastic bit of writing.

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Tessa Lind's avatar

So beautifully true...wish I had written it myself, but I was doing laundry...

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