THE LOVES of MY LIFE

Written some time ago, but the realization that my children are only lent to me for a little while is always poignant. What a privilege to get to spend some time with them!

 

 

To my babies, the loves of my life...

 

Every time I see you,

I am breath-taken at your beauty

 

Every time I hear your laughter,

I want to make it go on forever

 

Every time I glimpse your smile,

My heart almost bursts for love of you

 

Every time I hear you call me,

I run to find you wherever you are

 

Every time I look in your eyes

I wish I could protect your innocence always

 

Every time I hear you speak,

I wonder at your wisdom

 

Every time I see your tears,

I long to take them all from you

 

Every time I hear your sadness,

My own heart is crushed at the thought

that someone may one day break your heart

 

Every time I think of you

I realize anew that you are the very breath

Sustaining my being

 

It is incomprehensible how I ever lived

Without your sweetness

How I ever achieved anything

Without your inspiration.

 

You are the promise I held for months

Without ever seeing your face

Starting to love you

Before ever meeting in the flesh.

 

I think I have always known you,

I know I have always loved you,

Before you even came to be in this world,

Before you ever existed in this realm

 

You were always there,

The star guiding me from afar

And now the sunshine lighting my life

And warming my heart every day

 

Though I will never be able in this life

To show or tell you as I wish I could

The depth of what you mean to me,

I will say it as best I can

 

With all that is good in me

And all the strength that I have,

I love you more than anything else

And I always will.