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From the seed of love you grew to be In a very special part of me, my child From a precious bit of your dad and me You developed into a whole new you, mychild Protected, and nourished, and sheltered, you grew Till the time had come to emerge And you made your entrance into the world With a forceful, billowy surge You were perfect...and oh, so lovely As I held you to my breast And your tiny fists were clenched so tight When I laid you down to rest You were helpless and so dependant On your mom and dad, and yet Even then you were a person Not a chattel to forget For you would somehow let us know When your tummy ached or you were wet Or you simply wanted cuddling Though you didn't often fret You were such an active toddler Always wanting to explore And when you discovered one thing new You would always search for more Then, dependance waned as your body grew And your mind developed too For you learned that you were not an it You were someone...You were you As you gleaned from life's experiences All the things you chose to save You developed into someone good You no longer just took, but gave And then you reached that stage, my child You were still not quite adult I was seeing you from a different view And at times it was difficult But you have make out fine, I know And I'm very proud of you So just be tough when the going gets rough I am sure you will make it through From the seed of love you began your life With the love of life you have grown You are now adult, but you're still my child And you've been love's seed well sown. by © Barbara A. Duits 1999 |