A Mothers Moment of Peace

There---
There it is:


Quiet!
The baby is asleep,
The Vacuumcleaner in the broomcloset,
the dog out in the garden,
The TV, radio off,
The telefon banished upstairs....
Quiet.

Solitude.
I don't know nor care, where the cat is right now,
The kids are in school,
Daddy at work,
Grandma at the Beautyparlor,
The baby in the crib in his room....
I am all by my self.
Solitude.

Peace.
No pets fighting for a toy,
No baby screaming at the top of his lungs,
No siblings engaged in battle,
No Husband yelling "Honey, I can't find...."
No TV blaring or telephone jangling.
Peace.

I sit down in my chair,
Close my eyes,
Put my feet up,
Take a deep breath to enjoy it all.....
Ah, Shoot!! There's someone at the door!!