Clueless

She said, "What else do you do?"
with a perplexed look of, "why?,"
after I told her,
"I stay at home.... with my children."

I gathered myself and composed
a far more suitable reply,
to appease her,
this most intelligent human.

"I am a personal chef, a fine seamstress,
a nurse, and a music instructor....
a librarian, teacher, motivational speaker,
guidance counselor, composer, conductor."

"I am a life guard, chauffeur, private tutor,
a travel agent and personal trainer....
a bilinguist, and financial advisor,
cleaning service and great entertainer!"

"I am a physical therapist, a dental hygienist,
a philosopher, barber, beautician....
interior designer and biologist,
a professor of health and nutrition."

"On the side I do choreography,
and I am an excellent puppeteer,
a desert guide and a gardener,
and the thriftiest bargaineer!"

"I am a singer, songwriter, animator,
and reviewer of good children's lit....
a pastry chef and party coordinator,
and well..... I guess that's about it."

"You must think my earnings astounding,'
I said, 'by that baffled look on your face."
"How do I stay at the top of my game?'
'I tell you it is only by Grace!"

"Not my own mind you, I am a fool,
who leans on the strength of another.'
'But there is no monetary gain to compare
to the blessing of being a mother."

The bright mind before me, acknowledged my words
with a head nod and a shoulder shirk....
then said with a smile, most agreeably,
"So..... you think you'll ever go back to work?"