As a Child Grows

Once a child has grown it may apparently become a parent.

Apparently a parent for the first time became I.

Apparently transparent was the where and when but not why.

Although all the ingredients were there the recipe eluded me

like gallus gallus domesticus I started from scratch apparently

and a batch was produced for a child to hatch at the end of

trimester three.

The first came a wee bit early and the second followed suit

but the third batch was not a yolk because there were two

and they decided to hatch soon after trimester three’s debut.

A little further down the road it started again from scratch

and almost three trimesters later the fifth one hatched.

Of course gallus gallus domesticus is just a metaphor

as I’m that homo sapien wandering and wondering even more

about the complexities and mysteries rife in this life

full of inspiration and bliss, trepidation and fear

as I ponder five grown children that I have helped to rear.

While a child grows apparently so does a parent.

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