Her Shoebox of Poetry

It was a shoebox of poems written over the years Of joyous moments, heart aches and tears The fond memories of her life, of being a mother and a wife. Poems of her child bearing years, and all the joys that she shared. A poem of the moment that she had dread Of the day that she wed. With butterflies in her stomach and tears in her eyes And being strong so she would not cry. Poems of when her children reached school age And each year was a different phase. Poems of family times, vacation times And even of the nursery rhymes. Waiting till the time was right, and to have Quality time with her husband at night. Her entire life was in a shoebox of poetry Left to read by you and me.