A Peaceful Moment

(brought to you by PBS Kids and Mo Willems)

There might be a metaphor somewhere in this image: 

Sunlight speckling across the one chair,
Where my boys (for only a moment) coexist in relative peace.
The light illuminates my sons’ engaged minds: 
One exploring a book; the other observing his brother.

And then, the shadow over the other chair,
Where my daughter (usually a fireball of movement) is at rest,
Her busy brain temporarily quietened by Wild Kratts or Paw Patrol.
(That screen, equal parts my nemesis and my helper, but I digress.)

Metaphor or not, this is a moment I want to remember.

My three beautiful children,
Those old squishy chairs,
The late-summer, late-afternoon sunshine.

And behind the camera, a tired but heart-full mama
Relishing a rare glimmer where all three kids are in frame,
Stationary…
And content.

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This post is part of a blog hop with Exhale—an online community of women pursuing creativity alongside motherhood, led by the writing team behind Coffee + Crumbs. Click here to view the next post in the series “Moment in Time.”