Things I Will See Soon

A break in the clouds
of this overcast day
My little boys' smiles
as they run and play
Tiny hummingbirds fluttering
around their new feed
My garden of flowers
with one stubborn weed
This church with its people
lifting their sweet voices
A buffet with four children
too many choices
White dishes sparkling
because they are clean
Four baskets of laundry
I'm dreading to meet
A warm, simmering pot
full of potatoes and stew
Twenty four baked cookies
eaten down to just a few
A busy weekly planner
filling up with more commitments
School night bedtime curfews
met with too much resistance
A thousand lego blocks
scattered around the floor
Second place racing ribbons
proudly framing the door
Shoes and clothes laid out
next to backpacks and folders
Hugs that linger longer
I realize they are growing older
Conversations about dreams
and wizards fighting dragons
What we would do with a wand
if any of us had one
Young imaginations wander
while reading stories into the night
Kissing soft, breathing lips
as I turn off all the lights
Mother's milk of comfort
despite trying to wean
Gives peace and tranquility
to this otherwise lonely scene
A quiet, dark house
with emotions worn and fraying
Little dreamers drifting off
While I kneel down praying
But the one thing I need most
from every point of view
Is the one thing I won't see soon --
you