CayCay Godwin Poet Rhyme

HARRIED LIFE

The day my life became harried
was not the exact day I married
but, the stress turn is deeply storied
in all things wife and mother varied:

While it is piling up,
I attempt bearing up,
patience blows up
and discord shows up;

Known as routine,
it makes one mean,
it creates pressure,
it makes attitudes lesser;

not a mustang of emotion,
not of magical potion,
not made of total reason
sometimes I am not pleasin’;

fury grown from resentment,
fury needing contentment,
fury of blinding confusion
longs for harmonies intrusion;

so my mind sorts its pain,
my body absorbs its strain and
my heart seeks its inspiration
as my housewife desperation

attacks

the cleaning vocation.

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Connie Marcum Wong August 28, 2016 at 10:29 PM Boy, I can sure identify with this poem CayCay. I used to have a neat home, but toys and things the kids have left behind have me overrun with stuff there is just no place to keep them. I hope this poem was cathartic. ; ) CayCay Godwin August 29, 2016 at 10:10 AM Hey, Sweetie - thank you for reading a dusty one! Truth to tell, I was approximately 30 when I wrote this, with a 2 year old son, an 8 year-old step-son, husband #2, and a 50 hour a week job. YES, it was cathartic - I actually remember writing it one Sat morning when I was trying to decide 'where' to start my day first: cleaning, laundry, groceries - argh. I know you get it. Not so applicable now to my life, but oh - I remember ... CayCay

Jan Allison October 24, 2015 at 6:13 PM A woman's work is never done CayCay and I can share these frustrations with you - I am finding it easier now son gone back to uni - only got 2 lots of mess to clear now lol:-) hugs jan xx

Joan Donnelly Ellis October 8, 2015 at 12:26 AM Delightful CayCay CayCay Godwin October 9, 2015 at 7:49 AM I like it when older posts are read. We all have ones that aren't really old at all, but somehow they tend to be ignored in favor of current postings. I will often start reading someone by beginning at the beginning. Thank you, Joan - not only for reading, but commenting ... CayCay

Edlynn Nau August 31, 2015 at 4:05 PM Love it EXECELLENT description of the house wife's dilemma. Great punctuation, tense, grammar, rhyme scheme, storyline. The Editors can put their red pencil away for this one. ONE QUESTION: are you absolutely certain this is a sonnet (usually 14 lines of couplets, 10 syllables per line). It doesn't follow French or Itallian Sonnet format either does it? I'd place this as a Rhyme genre! Just trying hard to help! Edlynn Nau September 1, 2015 at 2:56 PM This is a Rhyme and a very good one! Did you see Poetry Forum now has a place to post our poems for critique? It's about time b/c I don't find people to seriously want any other feedback other than, "this is great" under comments. If I put a Tweak I CARE about your work & is NOT an attack EVER but meant to help. I've received so many tweaks & used everyone of them but one (the person didn't say why to change two words & didn't reply when asked). You are so right, the genre take infinite study! Ha! CayCay Godwin September 1, 2015 at 1:13 PM Oh, dear one - you do help. No, I am not sure. The different forms are still a challenge to me, I admit that. Not even sure now why I choose Sonnet. I will revise it to Rhyme and re-read the description of Sonnet. Thank you for reading me and helping me grow as a poet ... CayCay

Laura Hay August 22, 2015 at 4:10 AM A womans chores never cease, and frustrating yes, accepting that is half the battle, for me anyway. Good poem! Kind Regards, Laura. CayCay Godwin August 22, 2015 at 12:56 PM Thank you, Laura. The poem is an excellent example of writing as therapy. I got a lot out in that one! CayCay