~for my one & only ~
when I think about it
honestly...
he is the one
unique, from conception
& such an unexpected
gift
everyone is special
singular
beautiful
but he changed me
from the inside
forever
when I first held him
in my arms
when his eyes,
large & beautiful,
first searched my
face, my heart opened
and took him whole
before
the beginning
our story was written
in the Book of Life...
before I could express
myself with words
our love was sealed
when I recall how
I took measures to shield
myself from ever
knowing him....
I pause & tremble
at what I would have
missed
for now I cannot imagine
life without him
yes, I have had others
and it is not his gender
that separates him
so specially from
his sisters
all are unique
beautiful
irreplaceable ones
but from the moment
I held him in my arms
I felt a surge that
cannot be described
with mere language
& I knew he
was the manifestation
of a covenant made
long before my
foreparents existed...
the answer to someone's
earnest prayer
& in spite of my
ignorance, my
arrogance and
even my ungratefulness
I am honored
with the privilege
to nurture the one
whose very life
has enriched my own
for 10 short years...
happy birthday Jonathan!
always
mom
a
when I think about it
honestly...
he is the one
unique, from conception
& such an unexpected
gift
everyone is special
singular
beautiful
but he changed me
from the inside
forever
when I first held him
in my arms
when his eyes,
large & beautiful,
first searched my
face, my heart opened
and took him whole
before
the beginning
our story was written
in the Book of Life...
before I could express
myself with words
our love was sealed
when I recall how
I took measures to shield
myself from ever
knowing him....
I pause & tremble
at what I would have
missed
for now I cannot imagine
life without him
yes, I have had others
and it is not his gender
that separates him
so specially from
his sisters
all are unique
beautiful
irreplaceable ones
but from the moment
I held him in my arms
I felt a surge that
cannot be described
with mere language
& I knew he
was the manifestation
of a covenant made
long before my
foreparents existed...
the answer to someone's
earnest prayer
& in spite of my
ignorance, my
arrogance and
even my ungratefulness
I am honored
with the privilege
to nurture the one
whose very life
has enriched my own
for 10 short years...
happy birthday Jonathan!
always
mom
a