Inspirational Poem: What Did I Do Today?

Today I left some dishes dirty.
The bed got made around 3:30.
The diapers soaked a little longer,
The odor grew a little stronger
The crumbs I spilled the day before,
Are staring at me from the floor.
The fingerprints there on the wall,
Will likely be there still next fall.
The dirty streaks on the windowpanes,
Will still be there next time it rains.

Shame on you, you sit and say,
Just what did you do today?
I held a baby till she slept,
I held a toddler while he wept.
I played a game of hide and seek,
I squeezed a toy so it would squeak.
I pulled a wagon, sang a song,
Taught a child right from wrong.

What did I do this whole day through?
Not much that shows, I guess that ‘s true.
Unless you think that what I’ve done,
Might be important to someone
With deep green eyes and soft brown hair,
If that is true….I’ve done my share.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

To all you mothers out there: I don’t think you are told enough how great you are! I love the idea of being your cheerleader along the way to tell you that I know it can be hard some days, but that what you do….matters ;)

If you have any quotes or poems that you come across that gives you warm fuzzies about motherhood, please send them my way ;)

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3 thoughts on “Inspirational Poem: What Did I Do Today?

  1. Wonderful! I couldn’t read it without tears runnign down my face. Even though my three are grown up (22,19,15) I still look back with guilt for not having done enough as I was a working mother.

  2. Pingback: Me In A Snap » Blog Archive » What Did I Do Today?

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