REALITY CHECK Shoulda been idyllic Such a beautiful, sunny day; Coulda been bucolic ocean breezes come our way. My biggest rides the horse While my next seeks butterflies; My toddler picks the flowers while Baby gazes into my eyes. Sitting in the pasture Under a branch of oak; The day could not be better I'm with my favorite folk! Then the news comes, shattering; The perfect feeling goes. My toddler runs to tell me He's stuck a flower up his nose! I stifle my guffaw; I feign a stern facade. I tilt his head to look inside His expression's kind of odd. I doctor him as best I can; I worry I w...
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