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Excerpt from a Poem – a reminder about what really matters

September 2, 2007 By Stephanie 1 Comment

The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
for children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep.

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton

*Excerpt from “Babies Don’t Keep”

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  1. Mom of a munchkin says

    September 5, 2007 at 12:12 am

    one of my favourites!

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