Your tail lights flash a goodbye as they sail off down the driveway.
And I remember, again, the way the steam obscured everything when I held you in the bathroom, willing your lungs to bring oxygen into your tiny body, you clinging to me like a lifeboat in a hurricane.
Jenny Mattern is a poet, a crafter of stories, and a cake-for-breakfast enthusiast who lives with her family in Montana. She is represented by Nicole Eisenbraun at Ginger Clark Literary Agency.
lovely.
Thank you!
Lovely and touching. Thank you.
❤️
I think all Moms can relate. Thank you for a lovely tribute to a job well done!
Congratulations! Beautiful story.
Really nice, Jenny
Sadly beautiful. x