Memories of You

Delightful daughter
Full of song and sunlight
Birthed 15 years ago

Precious gift of God
Placed in untrained, broken hands
To hold, to form, to love

Today, a mama’s mind remembers
The you and I
When a previously unknown love flooded over me

Our eyes met and my heart whispered “It’s you”
In that instant I felt I knew you my whole life
Though I didn’t really know you at all

You looked just as I somehow knew you would
My mind agreed “Of course!”
Two bodies now separated, two hearts bonded forever

Rocking gently, peacefully
In odd hours of the night
Love sounds in the dark

Coos and murmurs
Gurgles and sighs
The unspoken language of mother and babe

Nuzzle of warmth those first winter nights
Soft breath of your dreams kissed my neck
Prayers whispered for both parent and child

The hope
The fear
The indescribable joy

Those early days of sweet exhaustion
Purest of all contentment
True blessedness from Heaven’s Grace

Over the years
The giggles, the squeals, the roars of laughter
Countless reasons for ultimate thanksgiving

Now grown of God
And taller than I
You’ll never outgrow your mommy’s arms

You’ll never be outside this heart
There will always be
This unspoken language of mother and babe

The language of love

"There could never be a more beautiful you"