I’ve got the hobbies
of an enviable retiree,
the luxury of leisure
so indulgently with me.
Mindful, peaceful solving
of jigsaw puzzles,
decoding cipher quotes,
kakuro and sudoku,
knitting and
slipping through mind-muddles.
Playing chess, playing Scrabble,
letting my thoughts ramble,
Wilful insomniac nights,
Sleepful, languid mornings
Maybe my life
is meant to run in reverse:
my fifties with preteens,
Endless debates and verse,
my forties with toddlers,
too quick to contain,
my late thirties with infants
the joy and the strain.
Wishful thinking,
a heart still debating,
the quietest hope
of a mother in waiting.
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