Grown

rebmasters

for my daughter

When you were young
& sick
& hadn’t yet learnt how to sleep,
I would wrap you in a woollen blanket,
lie on my slowly breaking back
& rock us both
into some semblance of a doze.

Some nights soft snow 
would start to fall,
we wouldn’t sleep at all;
your baby breath
not fully functioning just yet.
Your unshakeable faith
in me,
even though I was wasted, wretched; a mere wraith,
made me afraid.
How could I make the grade?

Now, you wake before the sunrise
has lightened your beautiful eyes.
You ask if it’s morning time yet;
you’re able to forget
that sleep 
that once upon a time 
we never could quite get.
It’s visible
in the inches you’ve somehow grown
& the wrinkles I’m proud to call my own

  • Author: rebmasters (Offline Offline)
  • Published: September 2nd, 2021 02:44
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  • dusk arising

    Filled with life and unconditional love, this is the poetry of your heart. It resounds within all who have held that fragile creation of birth close and marvelled at life's verve. And before you know it... they're leaving a part of you to discover life's poetry for themselves.
    Really felt your words here.

    • rebmasters

      Ah thank you so much - I'm glad you liked it. I probably don't write about my little one enough and I should cause you're right; I'll blink and she'll be fully grown x

    • L. B. Mek

      my favourite of all of I've read form you!
      this is sincere enough
      emotive enough
      and imbued with such transcendent affirmation
      on the True, wondrous nature of life
      it can fuel my passion for Poetry, for a month...
      what a write!
      so happy for you, dear poet
      keep soaring, ever striving
      and let your talent, shine: ever-Bright!

      • rebmasters

        Thank you - I'm surprised & touched. I wasn't sure about it cause not my usual subject, but I've written a few for her lately because we seem to be going through so many changes and I don't know how else to process it. Maybe I'll put some more of these up. Thanks so much for your encouragement ❤️

      • Coyote

        Really love this one Reb. Pulls all the right heartstrings. Beautiful write🙂

        • rebmasters

          Thank you ❤️❤️❤️



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