It's So Quiet Here... Poem by Dee Daffodil

It's So Quiet Here...

Rating: 5.0


Today...
All my babies left the nest!
That's right...
All three have gone now...
What I notice most
Right now...
Is the...quiet...
There is no little voice
Right now
Asking for an apple
Or to have the channel changed
Or if he can paint
Or help me garden
Or come with me to do errands
Or any multitude of other things
That seem important to him
At the time...
There is no laughter
No giggles...
No snuggles!
No..'me and my buddy time'...
It's gone!
Gone, gone, gone! ! !
Now...solitude settles in...
Now...I can hear echos in this house
Now...I have 'me' time
(Whoop dee doo! !)
It's actually...kind of...lonely here...
For now...
Until he comes home
From Junior Kindergarten
At 11: 00...
And bubbles with excitement
About his day!
I don't mind them leaving the nest...
Just as long
As they remember...
Where the nest is...
When it's time to come home! !

Dee Daffodil (HW) 14 September,2007

COMMENTS OF THE POEM

Beautiful, Dee. Very you! Ez X

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Sweetheart! Sometimes such a silence can be deafening in its gravity. They'll be back in no time (after all, mom's presumably better at washing, ironing, baking.. :)) t x

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David Taylor 14 September 2007

Enjoy, the silence won't last long...

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Chuck Audette 23 January 2008

Hey, lovely poem Dee! Seems it's been quiet here too - no poems from you for a month! So I'll have to go back and look for gems I might have overlooked - like this one! Take care! -chuck

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Francesca Johnson 26 September 2007

Empty nest syndrome........until school's out. Those first days feel strange and empty. But I'm sure you will come to appreciate your free time, and ofcourse you will look forward to their homecoming all the more. Love, Fran xxx

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Alison Cassidy 15 September 2007

This beautiful poem is testament to the appropriateness of your name - Dee Daffodil. It is bright and bubbling and loving and honest and it gently waves in the breeze and nods its head in affirmation of life! Great piece. Believe me, you're going to really enjoy this new found 'me' time. Love, Allie xxxx

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Barry Van Allen 14 September 2007

Dee, As David Taylor said, enjoy it while it lasts... because it won't last for long. They never really forget about their Mom, particularly when Dad's funds run dry! When they get older, and understand more, they will appreciate what you just wrote here. Maybe, much the same as you feel now. (perhaps you have forgotten) ... Well captured, time and feeling though! B.V.A.

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Original Unknown Girl 14 September 2007

Aw Dee... what a lovely posting and some lovely thoughts therein. I know exactly what you mean here, you want the peace and tranquility..... and when you have it? That't it....you want chaos central! Woman's perogative, for sure! HG: -) xx

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