John Lawless Poet Free verse

It Was a Good Morning Until

My body tenses.
The soft padding of footy pajamas
approach
tiny fingers grip my eyelid
lift it....
Bright eyes gaze into
the freshly opened eye.
A voice shouts....DA!!!
The other eye opens.
Yes I'm in here.
                     ......And he knows it.

His PJ's had that 
"potato in a pocket" hang.
I close my eyes...
reopen them...
he's still there...
he shouts again....DA!

Milk dribbles from his chin
as he struggles
to master the spoon
Cheerios dot his forehead
as he throttles a banana.
The "eye" sips coffee
tries not to laugh.
The dog laps up
his portion of sharing.

It was a good morning.. until
he pried my eye open
then....it became
                      .......A GREAT MORNING


John G. Lawless
2/15/2021

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Susan Lawrence March 18, 2021 at 6:31 PM John, Sweet and loving and so visual. I love the pried eye and the Cheerios on the forehead...ah memories ! Thanks for this ! All best to you and belated congrats on POTW ! Susan :)

Alexis Y. February 28, 2021 at 1:55 PM WoW! John, The contest theme inspired you to write a touching write. The moments your wrote about our priceless. Congratulations on getting the poem of the week. It was well deserved:-) Alexis

Akkina Downing February 26, 2021 at 7:08 PM This is adorable, John, and congrats on potw...

Melody Wiggett February 26, 2021 at 6:41 AM Awww ...those magical moments that make the best memories:) I just love this :)Thanks for the big goofy smile I'm now wearing:)

Arturo Michael February 23, 2021 at 7:30 AM Congratulations John Lawless on POTD...Well done, my friend.

Paula Goldsmith February 23, 2021 at 7:17 AM Congratulations on your poem of the week win. So cute and so true. Have a blessed day...................

Richard Lamoureux February 22, 2021 at 5:45 PM This is great John. I miss those early days. Congrats on POTD. ;0)

Beryl Edmonds February 22, 2021 at 4:27 PM Lovely father and son moments to cherish forever. Congratulations on poem of the week ~ Belle

Mike Gentile February 22, 2021 at 1:18 PM John, this so beautiful and I adore the images it creates for me! congratulations, well deserved!

Constance La France February 22, 2021 at 8:18 AM John, great poem, so enjoyable to read and a big congratulations on receiving POEM OF THE WEEK, enjoy the honor _Constance

Anitha Jayasankar February 22, 2021 at 6:00 AM I loved your take in this contest and enjoyed reading this... these are precious moments actually.. being around with kids and family..It surely must have been a Great morning.. Congrats on your POTW. God bless.. ~ Ani

Brandy Nicole February 21, 2021 at 8:18 PM "He pried my eye open, then, it became.. A GREAT MORNING" :) I love everything about this. Your bright eyed and ready to face the day, attitude. Such a cute story about you and your son. Kids are precious indeed. Congratulations John, on Poem of the Week. :) Brandy

Tania Kitchin February 21, 2021 at 3:41 PM John, congratulations on POTW, I don't recall seeing this one in the contest entries, a wonderful poem, enjoyed!

Connie Marcum Wong February 21, 2021 at 9:54 AM I adore this John! It was wonderfully delightful. Congratulations on your well deserved POTW! I am saving this in my fave! Blessings xxoo

John Gondolf February 21, 2021 at 7:09 AM This brought a smile to my face this morning, John, what a wonderful verse. Congrats on POTW. John

Richard Lamoureux February 21, 2021 at 7:08 AM A great morning indeed. Congrats on your POTW. John Lawless February 21, 2021 at 7:53 AM one of my best "Carpe Diem" moments Richard.

Joanna Daniel February 21, 2021 at 7:02 AM Lovely morning to start with your son, great writing, John:) congratulations on POTW:) John Lawless February 21, 2021 at 7:55 AM Hey, Jo. And now I get to watch that boy recreate those moments in the lives of his young family. Sometime Karma is a good thing. thanks for stopping by.

Rama Balasubramanian February 21, 2021 at 4:41 AM Congratulations on POTW. Enjoy the honour. This one really deserved it. I didn't see any other positive poem on this prompt. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care, Rama John Lawless February 21, 2021 at 7:52 AM thanks Rama, i just thought I'd have some fun with the contest theme although it was not contest expectations.

Andrea Dietrich February 18, 2021 at 2:01 PM (not sure but if this is for the contest, weren't there some rhyming rules?) John Lawless February 19, 2021 at 12:59 PM I didn't submit it to contest for ..as you say...there were some rhyming rules

Andrea Dietrich February 18, 2021 at 2:00 PM ok OK, i thought I had seen all the best ones and now I see THIS one. HANDS down, the most creative!!! John Lawless February 19, 2021 at 12:58 PM Ya, but like the kid the muse ran down the hallway with an unrhymed box of crayons....

Rama Balasubramanian February 15, 2021 at 10:13 AM Great write, Superb take on the contest. I loved the ending. Positive write. John Lawless February 15, 2021 at 2:58 PM I learned early never to turn down an invitation to the kids world...

L Milton Hankins February 15, 2021 at 9:39 AM John, this piece is so well done. I enjoyed reading it and am marking it as one of my favorites. I wish you every success in the contest. John Lawless February 15, 2021 at 2:57 PM actually a true experience. My son used to wake me that way - lifting my eyelid to see if I was there....thaks for stopping to read and comment