Exceptional A Little Fun, from Squeak to Peak The Cycle of Our Roles in Life by Debi Pick Marquette You Choose writing prompt entry

When my kids were very little, but not quite in their youth So innocent and sweet, and they always told the truth Everything they first had heard, must have sounded Greek I wondered later, why we couldn't wait to hear them speak   They got a little older, smarting off while still so young Suddenly that changed; a dot of dish soap on their tongue They spit and then they sputtered, 'till they could only squeak Their manners sure improved, for about another week   Then we had three teenagers, who had each other's back  Hard to keep their stories straight, in fear that one would crack We always knew the drill and how to get the truth to leak They found out there's no paddle, on their voyage up the creek   Now my kids are all adults with families of their own So familiar is their parenting; to get their kids all grown I know their time is coming, when their children too will sneak I wonder how they'll like it, when their kids call them a geek   We are a little older and are entering our peak We recently had setbacks, that had made us both so weak Without our children's help, our life may have been more bleak The roles are now reversed;  I think I like this new technique    Writing Prompt Please write a rhyming or free form poem on any subject. it needs to be three to five stanzas. If a rhyming poem, please rhyme at least every other line. Recognized Author Notes As always, a little non-fiction mixed with fiction, for the entertainment factor. My mom, who also was a teacher and a poet used to say, "your ideas will change as you grow, about the life you had, then you decide what's good to keep and then throw out the bad." She had so many different versions but always ended up with the last line the same.

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