LIFE

Sending Off Your Life’s Work

When you hope your children present themselves properly

Lisa Tomey
Nov 2 · 2 min read
Photo by Bundo Kim on Unsplash

A Haibun

Preparing poems for a manuscript is a daunting experience. Just when you think they are all ready to send, you take that last look and there you see it. One has a stain on his shirt, she has jelly circling her mouth, an untied shoe, a shirt not tucked in…

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Lisa Tomey

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Artist, Writer, Nature Enthusiast, Foodie, who is growing older gracefully, or not.

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