A Mom’s Counting Primer [A Poetic Parody]

Posted in momisms, wanderings in the world & web, writing by Rosemary Lynn

So, a couple of weeks ago I had these nagging words in my head that needed to be written down.

It really started as a kid’s book. Some sort of humorous counting primer.

It didn’t stay a kid’s book long.

It became a poem for moms who know what it’s like to count. You know, the you’d-better-do-what-I-told-you-to-do-before-I-get-to-three type of counting.

But the mom in the poem is nice. She goes up to ten. (Kind of.)

I recently joined Wattpad, so I posted the poem there. Grab a glass of wine and head on over to check it out (seriously, I think the whole thing is shorter than this blog post). Then please share it with all the moms you know that could use a little “time out.” ;)

Here’s the poem:

A Mom’s Counting Primer [A Poetic Parody]

Enjoy!

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6Jan2015

This Day I’ll Live {a poem}

Posted in musings, writing by Rosemary Lynn

This Day I'll Live: a New Year's Resolution poem at RoamingRosie.com

It may be a little late, but this is my New Year’s Resolution post.

I resolve to live this year.

Fully and completely.

Despite pain, despite heartache, I will be happy. I will overcome and I will rejoice.

I will live.

……. and write more poetry. Apparently.

Here’s my tribute to the New Year:

This day I’ll Live

a new dawn lashes
out i fight i won’t
let go let go let go

let go

i fight the fall
but fully freely fiercely hard
a broken shard to pierce
the sky and rain down stars
hard

so lightly on this earth
so deeply dancing dreaming

awake

i fight i climb i break i win
i live

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1Jan2015

Hello Sun {eBook}

Posted in books & book reviews, my books, writing by Rosemary Lynn

Hello Sun is my newest picture book, and I’m so excited to share it with you!

This is a simple text with words that flow and rhyme as you journey from the morning to the night. With your Little Ones on your lap, you can greet the morning sun, the flowers and bugs and birds, and the stars and moon together.

It’s a great book for bedtime because of the soothing rhythmic text and the bold, striking illustrations. It’s something I enjoy sharing with my toddler and preschooler, and it’s fun for them, too. They can interact with the text {like by waving goodnight to the sun} but it’s meant to be read slowly, to help induce a calm before bedtime. It’s also great to read to babies, who will especially appreciate the bold colors.

I had some fun with paper textures while making the artwork, and the words themselves were inspired by my kids. My 4yo and 2yo always greet the moon and sun {“Hello, Moon!!!”}, and so this was a story that mimics our own daily paths through life.

You can get the ebook on Amazon and you can see all of my picture books there, too.

I’ve also posted about my picture book Alice’s African Alphabet Adventure.

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook for updates on my books, but also to see our latest glitter-covered crafts and sprinkle-covered food! :)

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