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
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Offline) - Published: September 2nd, 2021 02:44
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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.
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
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!
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 ❤️
Really love this one Reb. Pulls all the right heartstrings. Beautiful write🙂
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
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