{"id":397,"date":"2011-05-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=397"},"modified":"2011-05-14T14:57:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T18:57:44","slug":"an-empty-nest-poem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2011\/05\/an-empty-nest-poem.html","title":{"rendered":"An Empty Nest Poem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Empty Nest Poem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Mary Jean Iron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are.<\/p>\n<p>Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Let me hold you while I may, for it may not always be so.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One day I shall dig my nails into the earth,<\/p>\n<p>or bury my face in the pillow,<\/p>\n<p>or stretch myself taut,<\/p>\n<p>or raise my hands to the sky and want,<\/p>\n<p>more than all the world, your return.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*****<\/p>\n<p>Donna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/thequeenofmyself.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em><\/a>. She is the Midlife Midwife\u2122 offering counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity.<\/p>\n<p>Consult the Midlife Midwife\u2122:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\" target=\"_blank\"> http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to<a href=\"thequeenofmyself@aol.com \" target=\"_blank\"> thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; An Empty Nest Poem By Mary Jean Iron &nbsp; Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. &nbsp; Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. 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