WORKING

She was a working mom

all those years - but didn’t

think she was really working -

just raising kids - taking them

to the park - and then driving,

driving them everywhere.

Some shopping was work;

some shopping was fun.

She liked supermarkets

with a baby in the cart

in front of her - that was

always a conversation starter,

but it became a nuisance

once her boys could walk.

They could be wanderers

in the  supermarket aisles.

Cooking - no problem. She

loved to cool. Cleaning - no.

Then when the kids were

in school - it was second career

time. Surprise she flourished.

She liked being an accountant,

the degree she got and never used.

Well, better say it here in this story,

there are no surprise happenings.

Just life. A husband and a wife -

still talking about when they retire.

In the meanwhile, those tuition

bills and college costs pitter

patter on their radar screen.

Ooops! What about weddings?

Life - for some. Then there is

the Sudan - and Afghanistan.

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2012