It seems like only yesterday
I found out about you,
only a tiny being,
about an inch or two.
The true realization of life
when you moved inside of me,
already so in love with you,
your face I longed to see.
Nine months I carried you
so close to my soul,
morning sickness and cravings,
your birth my ultimate goal.
That special morning I awoke
a pain of intensity,
the reality of the moment then,
your face I soon would see.
I pushed and cried through the waves
a labor of love endured,
and when they placed you on my chest
my love was so secured.
All ten fingers, all ten toes,
tiny lips in pout,
my love for you grew tenfold,
of this there was no doubt.
That first year went by so fast,
and so many goals you met,
smiling, rolling over and crawling,
your first step I won't forget.
Now it seems like yesterday,
though the years have flown right by,
already you are five years old
and it makes me want to cry.
Time is such a precious thing
my wish for you precious one,
because childhood is too soon gone,
enjoy just being young.
Author notes
Option-the Joy of Parenthood.
Never having been able to have children of my own, I can only imagine how it feels. I so hope that this captures that feeling in some way.
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it's so tru. when we're young all we wanna do is grow up but sometimes i wish i could just enjoy the simplicity of being a kid again! thanks for the entry!
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Nice!
Wow sounds like a capture to me. nice writing.
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This is wonderful, if you would of said "as I pulled you out of me and placed you upon my chest" this would of been the story of us. Thank you so much. I am sorry that you can't or could not feel this things I feel for my daughter yet we are all part of a plan and that does not mean you cannot be motherly. Well done, thanks again.
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