Birth of a Mother

[Padma]

Hi

I am new to these forums. Here's a poem I wrote when my daughter was born. It is very close to my heart. Please let me know what you think..

thanks
Padma

Birth of a Mother

I saw my baby, so sweet, so soft
bundled in white hospital robe they brought
I cooed and I kissed and shed a tear
All the emotion of holding her near
After the smiles and visitors and fare
I turned to my side and slept with no care
Was that a pull or a tug or a tear?
It was a nurse holding my pink teddy-bear
You wake me at 2 in the morning? I haven't slept a wink
All my energy seeped to the bottom of a sink
She said, 'Your baby is hungry and needs to be fed
Do you want to feed her, then keep her in bed?'
I rub my eyes and begin to see a new beginning
I am a mother and will nurture my darling
I take her from the nurse, for she is my own
I resolved for her care I shall turn every stone
I feed and ponder in wonder and awe, I am a mother now
And that means a lot more than I thought I grasped, somehow
As you grow my little one, learn to walk, learn to run
Your mother will grow with you, teach and learn in return

[Granny5]

Welcome to LitNet, Padma.
Thank you for sharing your sweet poem. It'll remind all of us mothers how wonderful it was to first see and hold our babies.

[PrinceMyshkin]

Those last two lines


As you grow my little one, learn to walk, learn to run
Your mother will grow with you, teach and learn in return

are especially dear to me. Thank you!

[symphony]

I liked those last lines too.
A poem, when on a personal level, exudes the warmth of the feelings felt, and thus becomes very vivid. I liked the way ur poem brought out ur emotions in this poem.

[libernaut]

that is so sweet

[Pendragon]

Loved your poem. Indeed, the birth of a child really is the birth of the child's parents as well. I remember well the day my first, my daughter, was born. The total chaos in the hospital, myself, the dad, pressed into service as all-around-helper as they were short on staff, worried about my wife whose face I have never seen glow like that, just hitting me, "Hey! That's your little girl!"

My little girl is twenty, her brothers 18 and 15, but that first birth makes you a parent!

God Bless you and your little one!

Pen

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[Padma]

Thank you very much for your comments and kind words.

Padma

[symphony]

Welcome to the Literature Forums, Padma. :) Hope u enjoy every bit of ur stay here.

'Padma' sounds indian. Are u?

[Padma]

Yes :)

I am guessing you are too. ?.

I registered at these forums yesterday and read a few poems and thoroughly enjoyed them. Thanks for the welcome.

Padma

[symphony]

No I'm not from India, but I'm a neighbor of yours. Bangladesh :) .

Glad to hear that u enjoyed the poems. The quality of writing in this forum, as i see it, is outstanding. :)

[formality hater]

I liked the flow of emotions!You sure have a way with description:thumbs_up:

[dibyendra]

I loved this poem. It crafted a scene of yours like you poured through this poem. Keep on writing Padma. :thumbs_up

Dibyendra