’Twas the Night Before Move-In Day

A poem for parents on the eve of college move-in day:

‘Twas the Night Before Move-In Day

’Twas the night before Move-In Day and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.

The totes were lined up by the back door with care,
in hopes that somehow they’d fit next to the spare.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
but not me—I sat there awake, my heart filled with dread.

Eyes filled with tears and a Kleenex in my grasp,
I thought about her birth, her lif...