There was once a young woman <br />Who did not live in a shoe <br />And she had so many children <br />That she did know what to do <br /> <br />She kept them dressed <br />She kept them fed <br />She let them play <br />And jump on their beds <br /> <br />They could laugh <br />And they could sing <br />But they couldn't talk back <br />Or they would get a stare so <br />mean <br /> <br />The mother had long hair <br />Strawberry blonde and curly <br />too <br />Her skin was soft and fair <br />And wore weights on her shoes <br /> <br />For she liked to work out <br />Always trying to stay in shape <br />But her kids would never pout <br />Because they got to go with her <br />and stay up late <br /> <br />Mom took kids on critter hunts <br />quite often <br />From different parks to hunts in <br />their own back yard <br />She showed them how to respect <br />and love animals, their hearts <br />quickly softened <br />So much that losing a pet, made <br />it very hard <br /> <br />She tried hard to take care of <br />things <br />But sometimes it got to be almost <br />impossible <br />With the laundry and so many things <br />to clean <br />It was clear she needed help, which <br />seemed logical <br /> <br />But somehow for awhile she did it all <br />And told them how much she loved them <br />every day <br />And when the evening would fall <br />They all went to bed on a pallet in <br />the living room where they would play <br /> <br />For they loved camping out with mom <br />on the floor <br />And mom even loved it too <br />Just one big happy family with room <br />for one or two more <br />For there were never too many or too <br />few <br /> <br />Today she wishes she would have done <br />some things differently <br />But if she would have, they wouldn't <br />be who they are today <br />And even though they sometimes drove <br />her crazy mentally <br />The amount of love she has for them <br />could not be measured in any way!<br /><br />Katherine Perry<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-was-once-a-young-woman-with-so-many-children/
