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Jose Padua: These Rhymes Out to All the Nations
My sixteen year-old daughter shouts from downstairs,
“Mom? Mom!” and then again after getting no answer
shouts, “Mom? Mom? Mom!” which is when my nine-year
old son goes to the top of the stairs and shouts back, “She’s
on the phone” and waits a moment before adding, “Shut
the fuck up!” When he hears no further inquiry or attempt
at what he interprets as ill communication on the part of his
sister he says, “Thank you,” which I think goes to show how
sometimes it’s best to stay out of the way of your children’s
business, and that every day we stay alive is a reminder
that the universe is a thing of great natural beauty.
Copyright 2023 Jose Padua
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I love this poem—it made me laugh out loud 😆
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Jose has a sly sense of humor.
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Perfect! P-E-R-F-E-C-T!
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Yes, perfect. Also funny and awe-inspiring.
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Thanks, Laure-Anne!
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Yea, verily.
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Indeed, it is. The older I get the more amazed I am.
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thank you, Robert!
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