Crazy 8's - Mother's Day Tanka

We nearly lost him-
On this day of mothering
I'm most reminded

He gave me red nail polish
and now we play crazy 8's


Thirteen and a half years ago my son was given a 5% chance of survival at birth but was experimentally treated and saved with the use of ECMO. Today he gifted me with a hand drawn card, a bottle of bright red nail polish, a $500 poker chip key ring, a strawberry scented candle and a bag of potato chips lovingly tucked inside a Lisa Simpson gift bag. He wanted to surprise me for Mother's Day so husband gave him $5 and his support worker took him to the local Dollar store. It might not seem like much to some, but it means the world to me.

This mom is going to be sporting some fancy smancy red hot toenails next week while dangling her housekeys from a snazzy looking $500 poker chip key ring. I suspect we'll share the potato chips later while watching an episode of The Simpsons on DVD.

New Verse for Mother's Day

"Born of love and light
She has guided me through life
With grace and wisdom"


Here is the latest original poem and feminine figurative design created for Savvyology Designs. The loving Goddess verse and beautiful abstract artwork was created for Mother's Day 2007. The design is now available in store on a variety of items that are perfect for gift giving. We have pretty poetry t-shirts, poetry mugs, framed poems, and much more.

© B.Y. Penman 2007