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Picture taken by my friend Cyndi Leos....thank you Cyndi.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Magpie Tales #45: Love At First Sight...

Photo by Tess Kincaid
Another Magpie Tale


Precious and sacred
Mother and child,
my life's longing,
calling to her,
beckoning,
wishing,
hoping,
praying,
holding, rubbing
my protruding belly.
 Womb dreams,
psychic visions
of an unborn face.
Feeling alive,
destined,
planning.
Willing to take
all discomfort
and pain
to count ten fingers
and ten toes.
Love at first sight
weeping with a smile,
strong, instant
connections,
protecting,
remembering,
cherishing,
joyful exhaustion.
Knowing.
Feeling
a tiny hand
on my breast,
that sweet smell
of a newborn
fed
satisfied
growing
all from me...
Thanking God.
Overwhelmed with Love,
spilling over
filling my life.
Each day
a precious adventure
together.
Babies
Toddlers
Even years
Odd years
Adolescence
Pre-teen
Teenager
Young woman
Woman
Mother
Oh, my precious daughters,
the gratitude
to hold
and share
another generation...
Mother and child
precious and sacred...

~dkb~

8 comments:

Southhamsdarling said...

Isn't that just beautiful?! Thank you for sharing.

DJan said...

I will never forget the moment of holding my precious children the first time. You have captured it well, Donna.

Helen said...

Lovely Magpie for mothers round the world ..... I must take a second to tell you how much I have enjoyed your sleep study stories ... hysterically funny. I know it's serious too. Happy sleeping.

betty said...

Beautiful Donna!! So vivid in your words!! Paints a wonderful description of motherhood!

betty

Donna B. said...

Thank you ladies, I am spurred on with your support and generous compliments.

Helen, Thank you, and glad to keep you laughing!

Teresa said...

love the poem! you do a great job of expressing all the deep, hidden emotions of life.

Chatty Crone said...

I felt that way with my two grandchildren too!

sandie

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

That was just lovely!