To Attessa on Her 42nd Birthday

nancy akbari

To Attessa on Her 42nd Birthday

         July 25, 2017

 

How did it get from then to now?

Where was I as it passed?

 

I remember yearning to sleep through the nite

Without you waking me for my breast

I remember yearning to talk with my friends

Without you interrupting and making demands

 

I yearned for a lazy morning, I could read a magazine

Without having to change your wet sheets to clean

 

I remember yearning that you could  bathe yourself

So I could be doing something - anything else

 

I remember yearning that I could go out without you

Without you melting into a fit of tears

 

I remember yearning for the day that you could drive yourself

To your sports, after school clubs and friends' houses

 

I remember, I remember, but in between those days

I adored and loved you and yearned for you to stay

At the age that you were, on each given day

 

And when the days that I yearned for were finally at  hand

I yearned that those days had not come to an end

And knew if I could

I'd do it all again

 





  • Author: nancy akbari (Offline Offline)
  • Published: July 25th, 2017 12:56
  • Comment from author about the poem: My poem says it all about the miracle of the birth of my first child and the miracle of life itself
  • Category: Love
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  • Louis Gibbs

    A beautiful poetic contribution to MPS, Nancy! Welcome, and I will look for more from you. As a parent of two, I can relate,

  • charlesbarrett

    Breathtaking. This struck a cord with me as a father to 2 young daughters. A reminder to always cherish the moments. Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing.

    • nancy akbari

      Thanks for your comment. YUp even when they are young, the time, looking back, flies. Looking forward, not so much 🙂 I wonder if there is a word like misogynist for women because what I will say next will sound like I am such a woman, tho I am not. Just want to share with you that to my surprise, three out of the four comments I got were from men! I loved it.l

    • lasergraph

      WOW, I loved this. I can remember some of those same yearnings and yet now wish it was back at the beginning.



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