eleven years ago

a dream

eleven years ago,
you were a hope,
two pink stripes
on a stick
after a lifetime
of saying
maybe, someday ...
a tiny miracle
growing inside of me
needing me
to keep you
safe and warm.
today,
your tenth birthday,
I shower you
with kisses
in front of your friends
and you laugh
even as your
face turns red.
and I smile,
because despite
your protests,
I know you still
need me
just as much
as I need you.

Author's Note

There are only two reasons it was all worth it.
The song was her favourite when she was really little.

Reviews

[redzone]

I love your poem KL, beautiful... and a BIG HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY ... wow, 11 going on 20... and, she will always "need you and you her"
~~redzone

[Lyn Anderson]

Ten going on twenty. I took ten months to hatch this particular egg

[Rene Salinas]

Well this is full of warmth. What an enchanting bridge between mother and daughter.... I can share some of it but of course to the best of my knowledge I did not carry anything inside of me. So For me it was the expectation but from there onwrards of course that the hope and beauty and all the possibilities waiting to unfold. One by one we try to be there try to help.

It is a journey full of great moments....

Really touching

Thankyou

[M. McNaughton]

This is beautiful. Anyone, parent or not, can feel your delight over your daughter.

[Lyn Anderson]

I am glad. My two girls are the two most important people in my life. When I am busy and frustrated, I just need to remember that.

[KeeD]

Every good story starts with someone peeing on a stick. Love this piece, so beautiful and caring. Pride, joy and respect for a mother who can show her love in so many ways for her child. You are beautiful and it reflects in your words.

[Lyn Anderson]

I appreciate that. Thank you.

[willweb]

This is so beautiful and sweet KLGoode. I can see your pride and your smile from here.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[therisa]

Sigh.

How I envy you
Able to bring through
A bundle of love and joy
Into the world.

Knowing
It's impossible
For me.

May this day
Forever be
One of love
And celebration
Of a bond.

Between
A mother
And her daughter.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you, and yes, I know how lucky I am.

[therisa]

Your welcome, KL. Maybe, some day, I will experience this joy, you have with your daughter.

[Lyn Anderson]

I hope so. I was very lucky. I never tried until I was 35. Many women who wait so long are not so lucky as to conceive right off.

[therisa]

KL, for a transwoman, to get pregnant, is a very risky situation, for the mother and child. For the embryo must develop outside of the womb, generally, attached to the intestine. Not to mention, the ova would have to be donated by another woman, to use. Given this and my health problems, I can never have children.

[icelandicblue]

This is just so terribly touching. There is nothing like a mother's love and receiving that child's love in return.

[Lyn Anderson]

No, there is nothing like it. Thank you.

[Matching Socks]

Awwww, KL...
This makes me all misty sweetheart. xo
Gorgeous poem.

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. Of course, you would get it. :)

[Matching Socks]

Yes, I do. :-)

[Coyote Poetry]

Good places and thoughts you took me with in the poem. Sweet kisses and long embraces. The sweet wines of memory in old age. Thank you dear Poet for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Lyn Anderson]

Thank you I appreciate it.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome.

[Fran Marie]

A loving piece straight from a mom's heart..very heartwarming..

[Lyn Anderson]

Thanks. Often it is easier to induce powerful feelings with pain, but sometimes, something sweet spills out.