Poetic inspiration and fussing…

Posted on Feb 22 in parentingby TalinaPrint

Fussy little Li-li,

grunts all day

Only time she’s happy s-when she’s packing food away.

Not sure what kind of poem this is. I am pretty sure it’s not a limerick or a haiku but it just came to me in the whirlwind that has been today…

I am not sure if E is growing out of one of her daily naps or what but she’s been a major fussy-pants these last few days. Probably a combination of a growth spurt, teething and possibly her not needing as many naps in a day. Plus things are super stressful and hectic for us these days. It could be part of E’s problem too.

Either way she’s basically grunting, whining or crying all day unless she’s nursing, eating solids or on the rare occasion that she’s asleep. By the way, she’s finally asleep now! After 5 different tries at laying her down and like 2 1/2 hours later… Now I am having some cheese & peanut butter crackers for lunch, following my cinnamon toast for breakfast.

Eating like a champion today thanks to zero time for myself and now that I’ve got some free time all I can focus on is figuring out what kind of poem I came up with. Any idea?

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8 Comments

• Becky says:

  February 22, 2010 at 8:29 pm

  I have no idea what kind of poem it its, but its cute Hopefully she grows out of this fussy stage quickly! And babies are notorious for picking up on other people’s stress….so hopefully things calm down for the whole house soon
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• Krystal McCarthy says:

  February 22, 2010 at 9:01 pm

  Sorry Mama wish I could be there to give you a little brake. Good job on the eating thought! Thats a big step for you!
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• Donna B. says:

  February 22, 2010 at 10:05 pm

  Best off the cuff guess is it’s actually a 2 stanza couplet… if written like this:

  Fussy little Li-li,
  grunts all day.

  Only time she’s happy
  s’when she’s packing food away.

  The second line, when spoken rhythmically gets two beats to the the syllable, and the extra syllable in the last line gives it a feeling of finality.

  Pretty cute! And all I know for sure is that it’s not iambic pentameter!
• Donna B. says:

  February 22, 2010 at 10:07 pm

  and… in 3/4 time.
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• Talina says:

  February 23, 2010 at 12:34 am

  See I knew someone could satisfy my curiosity! Yay Donna!
• Lori says:

  February 23, 2010 at 6:26 pm

  As for what kind
  Of poem you had written,
  I did not know,
  My curiousity bitten
  Then Donna B
  Made it clear
  And it sounded more stanza couplet
  To my ear….
  It sounded good before I knew
  It sounded good after
  And no matter what kind it is
  it brought to my lips some laughter
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• Talina says:

  February 23, 2010 at 9:38 pm

  LOL, cute Lori!
  I love my commenters!
• Donna B. says:

  February 24, 2010 at 5:19 pm

  Lori — fantastic!!
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