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For 1465 Poetry Contest sponsored by Brian Strand

Every Mother's Heart

Swinging gaily from a limb so high - 
li'l MacIntosh, the apple of his mother's eye;  
from the other side of that self-same limb,
a worm came crawling after him.
He'd told his mother as he left home,
to the Big Apple, he would roam.
Life's a little sweet and a little tart
for mothers with a broken heart.
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Dietrich Avatar
April 17, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Awwww. Gone to the big apple. Great little poem, David
Crandall Avatar
April 18, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Thanks, Andrea!
Rodrigues Avatar
April 17, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Wow! Fantastic write. Love the metaphors! We love our kids. What will they do as they grow up…swing far from our hearts or love them some mother’s apple pie…
Crandall Avatar
April 17, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Thanks, Kim - nice to hear!
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