They bravely climbed the steps today
a first among a day of firsts
up into the body of this yellow bus
Without the expected hug after hug after hug from the littlest one
With the expected stoic sureness of the oldest
-busy memorizing bus numbers and paths to his brothers classroom door-
With the unexpected nervousness tucked tight in their mama's belly
I do not know how such handsome bodies
have come from mine
Where their bravery comes from
Their never ending enthusiasm for the adventures of life
And yet they arrive home safely to me
spilling bodies and stories and smiles, from the yellow of this bus
at the end of a day spent steeped in new
and I see that they will do just fine
perfectly even
in this great big beautiful world
This is a tear jerker, Cheryl
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