[PyrNet-L] Handwriting

[magicm <magicm@ameritech.net>]

>>>> A weary mother returned from the store,
>>>> Lugging groceries through the kitchen door.
>>>> Awaiting her arrival was her eight-year-old son,
>>>> Eager to relate what his younger brother had done.
>>>>
>>>> "While I was out playing and Dad was on a call,
>>>> T.J. took his crayons and wrote on the wall!
>>>> It's on the new paper you just hung in the den.
>>>> I told him you'd be mad at having to do it again."
>>>>
>>>> She let out a moan and furrowed her brow.
>>>> "Where is your little brother right now?"
>>>> She emptied her arms and with a purposeful stride,
>>>> She marched to his closet where he had gone to hide.
>>>>
>>>> She called his full name as she entered his room.
>>>> He trembled with fear-he knew that meant doom!
>>>> For the next ten minutes, she ranted and raved
>>>> About the expensive wallpaper and how she had saved.
>>>>
>>>> Lamenting all the work it would take to repair,
>>>> She condemned his actions and total lack of care.
>>>> The more she scolded, the madder she got,
>>>> Then stomped from his room, totally distraught!
>>>>
>>>> She headed for the den to confirm her fears.
>>>> When she saw the wall, her eyes flooded with tears.
>>>> The message she read pierced her soul with a dart.
>>>> It said, "I love Mommy," surrounded by a heart.
>>>>
>>>> Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it,
>>>> With an empty picture frame hung to surround it.
>>>> A reminder to her, and indeed to all,
>>>> Take time to read the handwriting on the wall!!!
>>>> --Author Unknown