To Keep You Small

To Keep You Small

 

 

 

Tell me how

to keep you small,

so that you fit perfectly into my lap

so that my heart won’t break

when you no longer need

to take my hand,

to hold a balloon,

to blow a kiss.

 

 

 

 

 

photography by Elena Shumilova

Reviews

[andrew mitchell]

What a delicate fragile write Kelly like holding a feather!

[Kelly Scheppers]

The photographer is a Russian mother who takes pictures of her children. I simply fell in love with this one. Thank you so much, Andrew!

[alifeacoustic]

Nicely done Kelly. Always want them to stay the same, but they never do. Only in our hearts.

[Kelly Scheppers]

My only child is in his last year of college, and I am feeling the apron strings, along with the heart strings, tugging away! Thank you, Lorry!

[alifeacoustic]

You're welcome Kelly

[ANTO]

Kelly this reminded me so much of my wee dog (see avatar lol) - I often felt guilty about keeping him in a state of perpetual puppydom (he was 14 when he died last year !! so hardly a puppy). I felt he never had the chance to become a 'dog' whatever that means but I remind myself that he had a great wee life that many dogs don't. So thank you for bringing him to the forefront of my mind this morning with your poem filled with love and darling sentiment.
:)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I feel the same way about my cats, Anto. Our pets are so much like children, loving us unconditionally! Thank you for the lovely message!