NaPoWriMo Day 20 - "Back to School"

Here's the prompt:

Our (optional) prompt for the day is to write a sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer. Typically, they are 14-16 syllables, and optimally each line will consist of two parts – like two sentences, or a sentence of two clauses divided by a comma. In terms of overall structure, a sijo functions like an abbreviated sonnet, in that the first line sets up an inquiry or discussion, the second line continues the discussion, and the third line resolves it with a “twist” or surprise. For more on the sijo, check out the primer here and a long list of examples in English, here.

I had never heard of this poem form before so it took a little thinking to get my head around it. Thankfully I've been able to have that today as the kids have gone back to school after the Easter Holidays, so there's been some peace and some thinking space. It inspired my poem:

I'm alone; can sit without hands clutching, voices arguing
There's quiet; a chance to breathe. Time for thinking, for concentrating
Still, I look forward to their hugs and asking 'How was your day?'