tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662825720404073899.post8516720841113603331..comments2023-09-11T02:58:56.542-07:00Comments on Biscuit City: The Continuing No Shame Poetry Series Presents "Realization"Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12794467539386678686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4662825720404073899.post-49233733796814229922012-06-22T07:26:50.205-07:002012-06-22T07:26:50.205-07:00Dan, this is powerful and sad. :(
Kids really do...Dan, this is powerful and sad. :(<br /><br />Kids really do run the world. When we are kids, it's all about our schooling and the rhythm of term/vacation/term/vacation/term/vacation/term/summer. If we go to college, it's more of the same, except we're older kids. If we become parents, it's still similar, except we're doing it for our kids. Then, suddenly, everything changes, but it has taken 40-50 years for that to change to occur. No wonder it's so difficult becoming an empty nester.<br /><br />When extended families live together--an anomaly in mainstream U.S. culture--the transition is much smoother. I think your poem says a lot about our "American" interpretation of family and the life cycle.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474979590755071985noreply@blogger.com