Today

Today you do not need to
Write the world’s best poem
Paint the world’s most interesting canvas
Out-dance your classmates

Today you do not need to
Impress others with lunch notes to your children
Cut their sandwiches into four-leaf clovers
Find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

All you have to do is survive
That is enough
For today
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bauer Avatar
May 20, 2023 at 12:59 PM
bravo! sounds about right to me, caren!
Krutsinger Avatar
May 21, 2023 at 2:16 AM
Thank you Ilene
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