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When Cheryl and Chip and Jeff were young 
she mothered till 2 or 3 am.
Grandma worked as late with hyper thyroid
was it by polar imbalance kept awake
or was it balancing the best she could.

Cheryl’s mother Marilyn worried
idle worries such as
hoping family life is okay 
those thoughts dissolve when sent up
focused in a prayer.