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| C at age one |
My youngest child, C, and I often exchange poems. She is about to have her first child. My hope is that someday her own daughter will write a poem for her such as this one that C wrote years ago for me.
You
There are parts of my childhood
I don’t remember—
Losing my first tooth,
Learning to walk,
Read,
Tie my shoe.
But my heart remembers one constant—
You.
Throughout the years I’ve learned
The world is full of—
Magic and miracles,
Light and laughter,
Struggles and solutions,
Obstacles and opportunities,
And through it all, my teacher’s been constant –
You.
Love and joy are wonders to give
And receive, too.
So from the heart
I give these gifts
To my one constant—
There are parts of my childhood
I don’t remember—
Losing my first tooth,
Learning to walk,
Read,
Tie my shoe.
But my heart remembers one constant—
You.
Throughout the years I’ve learned
The world is full of—
Magic and miracles,
Light and laughter,
Struggles and solutions,
Obstacles and opportunities,
And through it all, my teacher’s been constant –
You.
Love and joy are wonders to give
And receive, too.
So from the heart
I give these gifts
To my one constant—
You.
13 comments:
No mother could ever ask for anything better than this! You have done an extremely good job with each and every one of your children. Maybe you and C can jointly write a poem for your new grandchild!
Beautiful!A tribute to a job well done, and still doing! How soon?
That's a lovely thing to be able to do with your daughter, exchanging poems. More lasting than a chat, that's for sure.
Congratulations! A new grandchild is, I'm sure, a very welcome addition.
I hope the poetic tradition continues into the next generation.
ah this is beautiful you captured those early days and feelings well. i think any child would love to hear these words from their mother...
you should drop this at oneshot tonight...many would love to read such...
Barbara - I like the thought of a joint poem. If we do one I will publish it here :)
Molly - baby is due Sept. 23 :)
LOS - hi! This baby will make three grandchildren for me and yes, it would be fun if she loved poetry, too!
Brian - my daughter wrote this for me so it was she who captured her childhood in words. If I post at oneshot it would have to be my own poem. I'll go look for one :)
how wonderful.
you are so blessed
I hope I am the You to my children.
how wonderful.
you are so blessed
I hope I am the You to my children.
how wonderful.
you are so blessed
I hope I am the You to my children.
That is a wonderful poem and no better gift a mother could receive.
What a beautiful tribute from daughter to mother. Words to cherish. Your daughter bears a strong resemblance to you.. judging by this and the previous post's photo.
What a great gift! And yet, in a way, it's your own coming back to you.
Her way with words came from someone.... ;)
A most lovely tradition. You must have had a very good childhood because you appear to have passed it on.
Deb - thanks (3 times ;) and I hope you are, too
Kristen - I agree!
Hilary - I see the resemblance in baby photos too, and with my granddaughter as well
Frank - she has surpassed me now :)
Tabor - I had a very good childhood and tried to give the same to my kids. They are all good people :)
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