I wrote this poem on February 20, 2008 which was my daughter's 10th birthday. We were in my bedroom together - I was on the bed with a notebook and she was, of course, looking at her collection of Pokemon cards. She had just gotten a new set for her birthday and she was absorbed with the organzing - placing the new cards in just the right place in her binder. I realized, in that moment, what is expressed in this poem.
A poem for my daughter
For Nicole on her birthday
She came to me, innocent and sweet,
Chosen by God to make my life complete.
So tiny, so pretty, a picture of love,
She fit in my arms like hand and glove.
Now on this day, she turns ten,
My sweet baby is a person of opinion.
Dolphins, Pokemon and horses
are her methods and her forces
to express her inner voice
and show her courage of choice.
I wonder - "What will the future bring?"
God's plans are an unknown thing.
But this I know with all my heart,
my love for my daughter will never depart.
Labels: motherhood
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