Were you wondering what cool people do on Friday night? They put their kids to bed and write haikus.
Below I thank, in 17-syllable fashion, seven more people for heeding my Facebook call to follow my blog one day this week. I promised haikus to the top 20 who signed up to receive my emails, and this just about rounds it out. (Ok, I have a couple more to write, but being cool is so exhausting that I can’t dream up another syllable of poetry tonight.)
Thank you so much, all, for supporting Emily En Route. Major thanks to you, friends.
Lisa K.W.
You are like champagne
Celebrate! It’s just more fun
When you are around
Hector L.M.
Tu, como el sol
Brillas, y todos crecen
Tu luz tan fuerte
Erin D.R.
You got for-real style
From prom dresses to mom togs
Fab across decades
Kathleen F.D.
If there was a prize
For the world’s twinkliest eyes
You would always win.
Jeanne L.
Dressed up or in sweats,
Tis a rare woman who just
exudes elegance.
Carrie H.Y.
Never has a soul
Met one so soothing as you
Clear voice, warm eyes, love
Melanie R.
You have a smile that
Unites people and brings them
closer to the One
For reals, though, my apologies for taking so long to get these haikus to you. The boys and summer have been taking it all out of me. Writing, beaches, pools, Little League games, tag in the park, shedding dogs, grains of sand multiplying on the floor and in my sheets…every single second (and multiple cleaning supplies) are occupied when you have two little boys in your grill 24/7.
The “seaweed” in Charlie’s hand is just one object of found art they’ve brought home this week.
Perhaps because I let them bring home the seaweed, they agreed to pose for a pic with me. Which is exciting, because I have surprisingly few snaps of the boys and me.
And the really cool thing we did this week was this. Charlie’s first library card. Then we did something I will never allow heretofore: I let them check out 25 books, of which, realistically, I now have to keep track. Probably 20 too many.
