A Poem by Amy

I wrote this for a friend who is having a baby this year.  I haven't written a poem since high school, so this was fun to try again. 

Happy Friday!



When That Baby Gets Here


Five little words
You've probably heard quite a bit
Maybe so much so
You'd like to throw a fit.

"When That Baby Gets Here"
This & that & such are going to change
Oh, but if you only knew
The height & depth & range

Of what was really going to happen

Once your precious package arrives

Things of great proportion

Things of gigantic size

But the real surprise is

They come in something so small

So tiny, so sweet,

So dependent for all. 

Trusting in you to supply his every need

To clothe & bathe & diaper & feed

The joy of warmth when cuddling, asleep

The running to soothe every little squeek & peep

A child of God looking up at you
Specially made from the joining of two.
For you to love & teach & raise him so
Someday His Great Creator he can follow

A piece of each of you entwined together
To make a new soul that will last forever.
On loan from God, your precious gift will be
How will you write his history?

'When That Baby Gets Here'
Is the start of something grand
Part of your purpose,
Part of His plan.

Your heart will swell with thankfulness & cheer
And soon enough
Your baby will be here.

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