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Wednesday, April 26, 2006 12:00 AM

Mom's the word

The woman shelved her movie-star dreams to change your putrid diapers. This Mother's Day, send her a sonnet.
By Garrison Keillor

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  • Wednesday, April 26, 2006 01:11 AM

    Lesson 1 - Learn to count up to 10

    A lovely piece, as usual, by Mr. Keillor. But he has rather hamstrung his budding sonneteers by providing them with a first line that doesn't scan. Since most mothers have picked up, among the vast array of skills that motherhood requires, the ability to count up to 10 ("You've done what? Wait now, 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10 - there, there, dear, mother will sort it out."), they really aren't going to be fooled. Can I suggest, as an alternative:

    "I couldn't count to ten, so here's these chocs"

    —chriswalsh Read chriswalsh's other letters

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