Thursday 14 June 2012

For a Moment

For a moment I draw little one into my arms, heavy body sleeping like a warm bag of millet seed
nestled in the crook of my heart and the light falls so quietly,
without judgement
without past regrets
or future doubts
on her curled lashes
All I have is this to hold onto
And I wonder
which moment will be the most precious
which act the most important
which thing the most needful
at the end of it all?








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10 comments:

  1. Farmgirl Paints14 June 2012 at 05:25

    beautiful

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  2. Brian Miller14 June 2012 at 07:46

    and i have a feeling it will be moments just like this one...smiles...

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  3. janae14 June 2012 at 08:06

    I love how tenderly you unpack the moment,
    for all your questions you do not jostle or hinder the sacred being.
    very captivating. xo

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  4. Anonymous14 June 2012 at 09:33

    All I have is this to hold onto... ahh hold on to those precious moments, they are fleeting and before you know it your little one will be all grown up. Lovely writing, it took me right back to rocking my little ones, who are almost grown up :) visiting from imperfect prose.

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  5. Brother Ollie14 June 2012 at 10:40

    the whole poem is beautiful, but this line struck me: "which moment will be the most precious" - that is so true.

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  6. amy14 June 2012 at 11:07

    so beautiful suzy. so.

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  7. Alecia Simersky15 June 2012 at 14:51

    I've wondered the same things as i watch my own sleep. Well said.

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  8. Jessica Stock16 June 2012 at 13:09

    This is SO beautiful! Happy to have found you!

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  9. Mommy Emily16 June 2012 at 20:50

    oh suzy. i wonder this all of the time. and i wondered it so deeply today holding onto all four boys and not knowing how to breathe for God being in my presence. (why then, isn't it easier? this mothering? why isn't there more strength at the end of the day? how i wish i could remember always, the miracle this all is.)

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  10. Shosannah19 June 2012 at 15:16

    Me too Emily :)
    Writing helps :)
    xx

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