Imagine
this child
the one who is impressed
with the sound of a rattle
safe against his mother's chest
sitting
held
by a long comforting arm
resting on a rocker
reaching
hesitantly, for something
new
in his world
this child
who sees
it all with new eyes
this child who hears
the sounds of your heart,
so familiar
to him
comforted, secure
he knows that you
are his
and he is yours
he
belongs
to
a family
Yet
his curiosity,
his smile
are his own
he reaches, tentatively
Yet
he is the new world
representing hope, courage and knowledge,
he crosses an ocean 20 years later
to experience the power to change his world;
to be a part of the change in our world.
You remember.
Copyright 2010 SheilaTGTG55
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Comments
Rated with hugs
sophieh: I would not have believed it back then, but I have come to know it.
Fay: Thank you Fay!
Linda: I have done my share of crying, sometimes it seems for no reason, but I am just noticing all the things that have changed, that I cannot control and wonder if there is something else I should be doing. Probably cleaning the house right about now....
scanner: I think the essence of seeing something the first time, with limited knowledge, just utterly intuitive is so childlike and if a person can retain some of that in their lives, they will always be someone filled with wonder too. When I read some of what people write here, I am sometimes filled with such wonder, at how they did that,turned that phrase, made me think, made me see. It is something to have all this before us here, we are seeing so much that is new.
Kudos!
Joan: Thank you, and it was kind of what came to mind for this open call. This will be the first holiday apart from all of us and his twin...but thank goodness for skype!
Thank you for taking this on .... I am in awe of the beauty here.
Femme: Yes, the time flies and lives change. Thank you for stopping by.
~R
JD: Yes, I enjoyed each stage so far and was quite surprised how they unfolded and how our lives went, I look forward to see them blossom further.
Fusun: You are so right. You cannot clip wings that you must fly with and this is the entire issue at many times during their lives. You have said it very eloquently. Thank you for stopping by.