Friday, March 8, 2019

The Women Who Made Me Who I Am




The women who made me who I am
     gave each other home perms
     led Cub Scout dens and Brownie Scout troops
     grew asparagus for the challenge of it
     ran the swimming pool and coached the swim team.

The women who made me who I am
     opened businesses
     drove tractors
     canned pickles
     read voraciously.

The women who made me who I am
     put meals on the table
     put kids to bed
     put petunias in the planter
     put family first.


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019



2 comments:

  1. I love the format you used for this poem. We all come from a strong line of women doing every manner of thing.

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  2. Mary Lee, your strong woman poem is a tribute to your mother who seemed to be a well-rounded woman.

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