Sonnet to Modern Parenthood

by Charlie Reed-Mundell

A mom today is made in ways unknown
To mothers who in earlier times conceived;
Post-menopausal pregnancy has shown
That erstwhile rules today have been reprieved.
And Dolly on the Scottish moor makes men
Superfluous. Will they be cast away?
When sex is taken from the regimen
And kids are cloned, there is no Father's Day.
Who knew that all these medical advances
Could make a child from sperm that once was froze
That test tube babies, draining our finances
Could make us moms while skipping wine and rose?
I think, though, parents' best chance of succeeding
Is when their bonding first begins with breeding.

© 2003 Charlie Reed-Mundell

Charlie Reed-Mundell is an award-winning free-lance writer who also writes poetry and songs. She calls northeast Ohio home and J. Scott a friend.

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