three months to go

perks of being pregnant

strangers smile at you

ice cream every night after dinner

naps with no guilt

the great name hunt

presents (see picture)

and of course,

the best part of all,

you get to meet you your baby

at the very end

may 23rd

blue hydrangeas

begin to bloom

in my backyard

as the racecar 

revs his engine

waiting for spring

and his very first

hello

untitled poem

as summer approaches

i cover my face

wanting to find

my own quiet place

to lay my head

on a cool, crisp sheet

why can't i have

a nap that's complete

without all this light

and sunshine and cheer

when will it leave?

never, i fear

i want to sleep

for all of the day

so nighttime come quick

please don't delay

your pale moons and gray

skylines above

in darkness i rest

peaceful, in love

on my birthday

things i love

waking up with both cats snuggled close

a weekend with nothing to do

air that smells clean after a long day of rain

vanilla ice cream

the beginning of a great book

a clean bill of health from the dentist

the way my husband tells a joke

toast and early mornings

Image via Pintrest.

surprise!

at first i thought

you were a girl

fluttering about

like a baby bird

holding her secret

under wing

and then i realized

you're a boy!

banging against

his mama's belly

as if he were 

a plane

a rocket

a racecar

Poem by Alexandra Thayer Stewart

Images via Pintrest

things that scare me

barking dogs

who bare white teeth

behind an iron fence

a city street

with nobody on it

in the middle of the day

the sound of breaking glass

as the earth rumbles

underneath my feet

babies who cry

kitties who leave

and water that won't stop running

Poem by Alexandra Thayer Stewart
Image via Pintrest

three thousand miles

my first christmas

without snow tingling air

and white clouds of breath

as soon as you step outside

my first christmas

without stockings in the new room

and obeying granny's morning rule

no presents before eight thirty!

my first christmas

without eggs benedict on an english muffin

sitting in grandaddy's study

playing backgammon with lucky dice

Poem by Alexandra Thayer Stewart

Image via fitsugar.com

mama

a solid stone house

with sweet blue shutters

stands before a pasture

like a proud mama 

showing her baby

to the world

this little cottage

steps back

as lush green trees

the edging of yellow grass

a field full of lavender

shines in front of her

                                

(Image via Pintrest)
(Poem by Alexandra Thayer Stewart)