The (Not So Merry) Month of May

I want to preface my “lament” by saying that May is really one of my favorite months.  Two of my beautiful children were born in May, making it incredibly special to me.  In the fifth month, we celebrate Mother’s Day.  I love this special holiday, because I have truly been blessed with a wonderful mom. I also thank God for the gift of my own motherhood – a real privilege!  May also happens to be the month we celebrate Mother Mary, our mother in heaven – a mother who is perfect when we, as earthly mothers cannot be.  As a teacher, I love May, because we get out of school for the summer  – a welcomed change of pace!  It’s a month of unbridled celebration, and a month of utter fatigue; hence, this ode to the “not so merry” month of May:

May, she is deceiving.

Don’t you go believing

The promises this month makes -

Of blooms and holidays

Of sunshine and warm rays -

Her days are too much to take!

Running here, running there,

Evening sunlight to spare,

She works me until I drop!

For graduates and moms -

For parties and for proms -

I do clean and I do shop.

It is her that I dread,

For I can’t get ahead,

Or keep up with her fast pace.

How will I ever last

Till her 30 days pass

But for Almighty God’s Grace.

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