Poetry Month: Twins

I mentally ran through my favorite poems, choosing one for today, and then I decided that they would all have to wait. Today is my twins' birthday! And although the following poem is trite and greeting card-ish, it is about TWINS.


There's two to wash, there's two to dry,
There's two who argue, there's two who cry.
One's in the mud having a ball,
The other holds a crayon, another marked wall.
Some days seem endless, my patience grows thin.
Why was I chosen to be a mother of twins?

The answer comes clear at the end of each day,
As I tuck them in bed and to myself say,
There's two to kiss, there's two to hug,
And best of all, there's two to love!

Author: Unknown


(And yes, I do have the crayon-marked walls to prove it.)

Gripe of the day

A brief rant:

The purpose of a disclaimer on a fanfic is to acknowledge that one is--ahem--"borrowing" characters and situations which were created by another author. It's the "Yes, I am sort of plagiarizing your stuff, but I'm admitting it, so please don't be angry" plea.

I've read long ones, short ones, humorous ones, and ones that would make a lawyer proud. All are fine with me except...

Why do some people write a so-called "disclaimer" in which they "admit" that they are not JKR or some other author on whose work the fanfic is based? I never thought you were, honey. Was that ever really in question?

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FIC: Caught Staring

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