This poem was the 3rd Place Winner in our 4th Annual Poetry Contest.
At the age of seventeen,
I started my life,
Intending to be a professional,
Instead, I became a wife.
I cooked, I cleaned,
I ironed, I sewed,
I raised three children,
I carried quite a load.
While others graduated
And accomplished their goals,
My life was redirected
To guiding three little souls.
Now I am to the age,
Of fifty plus one,
Proud to have my family
Including a new grandson.
I am now a senior,
With my graduation in sight,
And I finally feel,
I have done something right.
Not only will I achieve
My long – awaited degree,
But my beautiful children,
Will be proud of me.