Sitting here in silence
watching you breathe
in life
tiny gasps of air
clutching fists
in the air
I watch with awe
as you learn to live
Do you remember
swimming in a sea of safety
Do you remember
the songs that I sang in secret
to you
when all was quiet
I held you under my heart
and our souls connected

I stroke a finger along
a silky skin
made soft from floating
in that precious love within
my being

As those clutching fingers find my own
I realize that you are much more
than my newborn child
you are the answer to the ageless
eternal search for the meaning of
life

Connie Whiting