Winner: Poetry of a Hobo Mama by Lauren Wayne

Poetry of a Hobo Mama, by Lauren Wayne

The winner of the give-away of Poetry of a Hobo Mama is...

Congrats to ScaredMom!

Please send me your details at karen toit toit at gmail dot com

Give-away - Poetry of a Hobo Mama

Poetry of a Hobo Mama

Lauren Wayne of Hobo Mama wrote this beautiful poetry about the first three years of parenthood.

I love the raw and simple honesty of her parenting journey captured in the poetry. I could relate to most of her poems. Even the crunchy mama that she is, she is still struggling with most of the things we all struggle with. It made me aware that by sharing we are never alone in our parenting struggles and experiences and joys AND lows!

I gave my own review when I bought it a while back on my Kindle.

I took part in Lauren Wayne's Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop last year, and she was so kind to send me one of her poetry volumes.

Since I have it already on my Kindle, I asked her if I could use it for a give-away.


Please comment below to be entered into the draw.

The draw will take place this  Friday 14 February at 5 pm South African time.

Open worldwide to all who comment!

enJoy

Week 5 of the Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop by Lauren Wayne of Hobo Mama.
The theme for this week was Enjoy.


enJoy


              Fun
Play                      Laughter
               Love
                               giggle
                                     giggles
                                            giggling

Each day full
   SMILES

Life with you!

So much
HAPPINESS

and

JOY!

Little Missy
April 2013
(Instagram filter)

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Trust

Hope

emerge

Preparing for you

Trust

Week 4 of the Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop by Lauren Wayne of Hobo Mama.
The theme of this week is Trust.

Trust 


to let go of you

each day
each milestone

to believe
to know
to be thankful

you are your own person
on your own
                            journey


I am only
                    your guide
                    your mentor
                    your safety net

                    your parent

I will be here
               for you

Little Missy
"A girl bird"
24-3-2013

Hope

Week 3 of the Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop, with the theme "Hope", hosted by Lauren Wayne of Hobo Mama.

Hope


to inspire you
to dream
to dream
without limitations
you can be
the best of the best you
you can be
if only you believe in you
to dream
LARGE



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Emerge

Preparing for you

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Emerge

It is Week Two of the Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop by Lauren Wayne over at Hobo Mama. The theme this week was emerge.


emerge


your sweet little eyes
with your innocent mouth

dependent
little being

who are you?

---

growing so quickly
showing us your big feet
and big hands
now four

so proud
of all your achievements

independent
all-ready

emerging

You

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Preparing for you

Preparing for you

Taking part in Lauren Wayne's Weekly Parenting Poetry Workshop for April 2013.


PREPARING FOR YOU
(my daughters)

the moment
I saw
galloping heart beats
of a new life
felt the kicks
 your hiccups
(how cute!)

I was waiting for you
Impatiently!

I LOVED buying the goodies
AND gadgets

thinking about how you would look
and Be

but nothing could prepare me

on meeting
You!


LOVE

L
O
V
E

does not need preparation

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Poetry of a Hobo Mama - We are never alone

Poetry of a Hobo Mama
Lauren Wayne

I am reading my first poetry on my Kindle, which is Poetry of a Hobo Mama, the first three years, by Lauren Wayne.

I am really enjoying the honest look into motherhood. I have been following Hobo Mama's blog for a very long time. (She is in my blog list.)

I love her honesty as well as her excursions with attachment- and natural parenting style.

The poetry is a raw and honest account of pregnancy, miscarriage, birth, babies and motherhood. As she accounts her struggles to read and to go out to the theatre and do the things they used to do before baby, she also writes about her love for her baby and her husband.

I am copying one of the poems. One of the most poignant life-altering changes that new parents have to cope with. "Mothers are never alone" But is also a reminder to me that mothers also share the same journey, and in that we are never alone!

It helps to read about another's journey in motherhood.


Mothers are never alone

I don't have that space anymore
a hole to fill
left to my thoughts
or devices
or skin.

Even visits to the bathroom
accompanied always
by someone to talk to me
and demand his due.

Like a queen
on a throne.

Like a queen
with courtiers
and chamber servants
and everywhere a face
everywhere a voice.

Only it is I
who serve them.
                                    April 2010


Poetry makes it sound so much better!

Bad poetry

It was National Bad Poetry Day in the US on the 18th August last week. I saw a mention of it last Friday on a blog, and submitted my own attempt at a bad poem. And now I can't find the link or blog again...

So here it is, also with regards my Happier older mom post of last week:


Old Mom

I am an older mom
I have lots of fun
wiping a bum
playing in the sun
with my little one



Do you want to try?