When you were very tiny
I was content to lie
curled around you,
watching you breathe,
wondering at it,
worrying whether you were still
when you were too still.
Before I grew tired of that
you were trying out your first smile,
holding your head up from the bed
showing the first signs of curiosity.
Before I knew it you were
rolling around the floor
roaming out of [...]
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ONE STEP AT A TIME – EACH STEP PERFECT
Posted in Children, tagged baby, poem abour child, poetry on December 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Nico – 5 years old
Posted in Children on August 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I love your hair, the long strands
of honey coloured silk that
shine when brushed and float
around your head like a halo.
I love your snub plump little nose
with its fine sprinkle of freckles
and the wide open expressive blue
of your long lashed eyes.
I love the soft silk slip of your skin,
the fragile tiny bones shaping your
energetic body and [...]
Boy time
Posted in Children on May 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
My hours are filled with duty.
My days are diary bound.
The pressure of a week
is like a clock that’s over wound.
So much I should be doing
if the time could just be found.
But a little boy has nothing more to do with his week
Than climb down the redbank and paddle in the creek.
He’s time to poke at [...]
