Tuesday, June 11, 2019

PAD 18-2 Little...


Little Sister

I remember when my first grade teacher
had us all say how many sisters and brothers we had.
I said three and a half sisters. Mrs. Adams laughed
and told everyone that I was getting a new sister or brother.
A brother? No way. I couldn’t imagine such a thing.
In later years I missed having a brother,
but when Mrs. Adams mentioned the possibility
it sounded silly. One day when I got off the school bus
Mom stood on the porch calling to us, waving a dish towel.
She had been in the hospital for a week or so.
We ran up to the house and into the living room
and there sat a bassinet with yellow everything.
There she was my baby sister. I thought so, Mrs. Adams.

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