two women
first a mother
made home
for children and professor
when they were old enough
she took a class
and another class
then another
the day we met
she was nearly
finished
with her second degree
second a mother
taking a full load
doctorate in composition
single child
single parent
both amazing
both inspiring
both unsung heroes
for RWP Day 20
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past peccadilloes
before we met, before us
must you catechize
for Poetic Asides Day 20
Shiteki Na Usagi 
Nicely written, loved this 🙂
Short Poems,
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Then you could add a third:
Amity, a working Mom
shuttling between home and office
to care for the kids
and to help hubby earn a living
soon she will take a part time job
as a functional English lecturer
in a university near her home
to augment family income
as three kids are about
all to enter college….
Nice poem about two mothers Yousei…:) Sorry for adding a third, in me! 🙂
Btw, I wrote a poem on Mother’s Day dedicated to my mother and which I also have dedicated it to you; being also a Mom like me…please drop by to read! Thanks. Love, Amity…
Amity,
Happy Mother’s Day to you as well, even belated. Hope yours was a good one.
Two Women, this is beautiful, love this poem. Unsung Heroes, there is so much truth in that.
artbythepaintedbrush,
So happy to see you here. I really admired those two women. Just had to write about them. Thanks for the visit and comment.
Hope to see you in Poets Rally..
beautiful post as always!
beautiful job!
Jingle,
Thank you.
Yousei! Your blog looks great with the 2010 theme. The larger header size shows off the rabbits. >:{ That’s a good thing. This is an excellent theme. I see why you chose it.
And your poem, “Two Women” is very inspiring. It reminds me that I haven’t written enough poems about my mother. Or sister. I could go on, of course… ha!
Robert,
I like it too. There are still done things I would change, but until I learn more about the HTML, I’ll do without. You know I expect to see some mother/sister poems now. 😉
Robert, Did you notice the background?
Unsung heroes indeed. Cool post.
Emmanuel Ibok,
Thank you. I agree. The picture of their unique courage has stayed with me. Thank you for your visit and comment.
this is great.
You’ve come back inspired i can only presume.
great poetry
Kokot,
Thanks for the visit and comment. I’ve been rejuvenated poetically. Now I just need a bit more sleep. 😉 Will visit you soon.
still reading your poetry….cheers
wayne,
I am so glad you are still reading my writing. Thank you for the visit and encouragement.
I like the way this poem focuses on strong female characters.
Welcome sparrowsong!
Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. I always enjoy reading about strong female characters. I appreciate your comment. Please visit any time.
beautiful, loved this, hope u are well xx
william
Thank you. Doing better. Finally getting some regular rest. Thank you for your visit and comment.
I wonder sometimes why we don’t celebrate the unsung heroes of this world more…we seem to responded like main stream media…rather than careful observers of the world around us….thanks for this poem.
slpmartin,
I wanted to write something different for this prompt, and those two women kept coming to mind. I didn’t have many details on them to use, but I think I captured why they are still people I admire today. Thanks for your comment and visit.
Wonderful written free verses. I also like your senryu, it is very well penned.
Each woman achieving greatness. Being mothers and still working to get education that is important to them. For themselves. Really good writing.
Technobabe,
Thanks for all the comments and insights on days 17-20 poems. I’ve had fun writing for all these prompts, but I am very glad to be back to my own pace. I do plan to finish the other prompts, but that will happen at my own pace.