Grope With Hope

Grope With Hope
25 Nov 2013

Hello newborn, hello.
Just to let you know
Mommy loves you so.
Aye, you're such a wee one,
Learning about life's dealings.
Right now along with everyone,
We're experiencing strong feelings.
There's Mommy's concern and care,
Alternating between swearing and prayer.
Family members worry about your welfare
And all want health, fair and square.

Once on a spiritual weekend retreat
I had a rebirthing experience to embrace.
At first, I didn't recognize the feat.
It felt like I was in a very confined space
With strong, firm forces moving me about.
Then there was light, light everywhere.
No matter how I turned my head to checkout,
The brightness was around, always there.
My tiny torso filled with emotion, full bore.
That feeling was hope by the score.
Hope that I would be loved and cared for.

I like to think that every baby has hope.
Like me, hope's in every newborn's envelope.
In welcoming you infant, within our scope
There're desires in our hearts, too.
We hope you have healthy, happy years.
We want to do very well by you.
As you grow, we expect to guide your fears.
Because of how we think, our hopes will manifest
Differently for everybody. There'll be frustrations,
But we all desire an outcome that's the best
And promise to be mindful in our ministrations.

Baby’s ABC’s

Inspired by my nephew's baby, Monson.

Baby’s ABC’s

28 October 2011

A is for applesauce that’s easy to eat.

B is for beans which for Monson’s a treat.

C is for car which he’ll drive before he’s thirty.

D is for diaper that gets changed when it’s dirty.

E is for ear to hear everything.

F is for fork to give food a fling.

G is for grandmas of which he has two

H is for house with a roof and windows, too.

I is for ice that comes out of the fridge.

J is for joke to release tension a smidge.

K is for key to unlock the house’s front door.

L is for love that can’t be bought at the store.

M is for Mommy, center of and my life’s anchor.

N is for nurse, her job, for which we thank her.

O is for oven where she does her baking.

P is for potato fries that she likes making.

Q is for quilts to snuggle under.

R is for roses that fill us with wonder.

S is for shoes, easiest to lose of all clothes.

T is for toes that Monson uses to pick his nose.

U is for umbrella to keep dry in the rain.

V is for video to watch and entertain.

W is for work where Daddy has spoken.

X is for x-rays when bones are broken.

Y is for yogurt which when frozen, you lick.

Z is for zipper to change clothes real quick.