Generations

He taught me how to ride a bike

And how to drive a car

To always sauté spinach

But eat tomatoes how they are

How to tell a Monarch

From a Tiger Swallowtail

To always pick out postcards

And put them in the mail

How to float out in the ocean

And paddle a canoe

I hope I can do half as well

When I am teaching you

Bedtime Tactics

At ten pm, she has an urge

To scrub the bathroom sink

Then she wants to eat an apple

And she wants some milk to drink

Then she has to use the potty

But through her plans I see

This kid’s never been a mama

But this mama once was three