Kyle and Kim
Last year Keith and I were driving Kyle and his friend to an event and I asked the friend what he was doing the next day for Mother’s Day. He answered that he was reading his mother a poem. Keith and Kyle almost fell over in astonishment and the friend was confused. I explained that they were expecting (hoping) that he would say “what, tomorrow is Mother’s Day?” and his answer just showed up whatever plans they made. Kyle’s friend explained that the kids have a little show for their mother every year.
Keith and I went on to dinner with two couples and I told them about our car conversation. One husband spent the rest of the evening conjuring up poems, or maybe sailor limericks would be a better description. The second husband worked with his daughters the next morning to plan a list of reading material including poems and excerpts from Little Women and Pride and Prejudice and read them to her throughout the day. So, surprise the Mom in your life and spend a few minutes reading to her.
Suggestions for what to read to your mother:
- Kyle’s friend read “The Lanyard” by Billy Collins and it is a perfect Mother’s Day poem, especially for a child still in school.
- The few pages in Little Women in the first chapter starting with the paragraph “The Clock struck six” when Beth lays out Marmee’s slippers, to when Marmee comes home and announces “I’ve got a treat for you after supper.” Or don’t stop, it’s such a lovely book.
- The poem “To My Mother” by Wendell Berry, perfect for an adult child.
- You may have a wife or friend who needs this story:
“Kids are Dogs, Teens are Cats” by an unknown author
I just realized that while children are dogs … loyal and affectionate …
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Claire
Kim
