Poem for a New Baby

Grace Andreacchi reads her poem 'The Day We Met', written for her daughter, Sarah. To read more by this author visit http://graceandreacchi.com

THE DAY WE MET

How you looked!
out of small eyes still
focused on eternity.
How you groped
mouth hands mind
open and shut
not worried, seeking -
sure to find.
You were so new!
even your skin was new
your hair brand-new
your voice - never heard before
making a tiny piteous roar.
Hello Little Stranger!
Welcome to the planet
This is Earth; and this bright
bold business newly done
was your birth.

Copyright © by Grace Andreacchi Hadas

All photos are cc licensed at flickr.com
Photo credits: babasteve, Robert Whitehead, Silent Observer, tostadaphoto.com, Glen Bowman, NASA

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[elisabethdefrance]

Beautiful poem beautiful presentation.

[jeffreysunshine]

Aaaw! This is really nice!! I think your poems are great!!

[vulea1]

I'm glad you've posted it on youtube - more people can enjoy it...

[sarahcyn]

Thank you so much for alerting me to this, Grace, I will treasure it and share it!

[mariamarthe]

Bellissima!