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From the very moment I knew of your existence I couldn't wait to meet you Feeling you growing and moving inside me Like many pregnant women I’d stroke my bump Thinking of the new life we had created Who would you resemble? What hair and eye colour would you have? For nine months I nurtured you I was desperate to meet you But you kept me waiting You were in no hurry to leave your cosy home Overdue by ten days …. Eventually the day arrived and I went into labour They don’t call it labour for nothing - its hard work! Twenty-four hours later the waiting was over Finally I held my precious son in my arms Contest-Waiting Sponsor James Rogers 09~05~15

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Janice Canerdy

Date: 9/22/2015 7:46:00 PM

beautiful poem a 7 for sure, Jan! congrats

Jan Allison
Date: 9/26/2015 1:29:00 PM

Thanks Janice :-) hugs Jan xx

Skat A

Date: 9/22/2015 7:09:00 PM

Jan, congratulations on your win. SKAT

Jan Allison
Date: 9/26/2015 1:28:00 PM

Thanks Skat:-) hugs jan xx

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 9/22/2015 1:10:00 AM

Wonderful expressions Jan! Congrats on big win!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/22/2015 7:46:00 AM

Thanks Dr Sharma:-) hugs Jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 9/21/2015 10:50:00 AM

Very beautiful -Congratulations

Jan Allison
Date: 9/21/2015 5:19:00 PM

Thanks Judy - he was well worth the wait:-) hugs jan xx

Sandra Haight

Date: 9/20/2015 3:04:00 PM

Beautiful, Jan. You so wonderfully captured the emotion of that precious wait. Congratulations on your win. Hugs, Sandra

Jan Allison
Date: 9/20/2015 3:04:00 PM

They are well worth waiting for .. the most precious gift ever:-) hugs jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 9/20/2015 2:32:00 PM

An expectation of unconditional love!....Congrats on your win Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 9/20/2015 2:33:00 PM

Thanks Joseph it is a very special poem to me - written from the heart:-) hugs jan xx

Balveen Cheema

Date: 9/20/2015 12:39:00 PM

I'm sure all mothers would love this- the voice of womanhood! A 7 Jan! Love

Jan Allison
Date: 9/20/2015 1:00:00 PM

Thanks so much for dropping by Balveen:-) hugs Jan xx

James Fraser

Date: 9/14/2015 2:41:00 PM

So loved this Jan, beautiful title. Also love the Richard Marx track with the same name. The range of your writing is so wonderful, and it's always a pleasure to read you. Loved Olive's comment below ;-) hugs always//James xx

James Fraser
Date: 9/14/2015 2:51:00 PM

She sure is, we sure are :-) xx

Jan Allison
Date: 9/14/2015 2:44:00 PM

Many years ago I saw Richard Marx in concert - once as support and then in his own right as headline act .... I too love the track it is a very beautiful track . I think Olive is making plans for the future:-) hugs Jan xx

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser

Date: 9/10/2015 1:38:00 AM

Jan, I can't wait to experience this.... wow!!!! I've assisted women getting birth, held so many babies in my arms and wow... bliss!~Olive ELoisa hugs!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/10/2015 6:30:00 AM

I hope its not too long Olive:-) hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/9/2015 11:49:00 PM

Jan,(in response to what you said to me at this poem) I love it when we don't know where the muse is taking us. that is what happened when I wrote my River poem today!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/10/2015 6:28:00 AM

I have to go with the flow of the pen Andrea I truly have no control:-) hugs Jan xx

Catherine Labeau

Date: 9/8/2015 8:13:00 PM

lovely

Jan Allison
Date: 9/9/2015 1:11:00 AM

Thanks Catherine I hope Craig likes my take on the theme of waiting:-) hugs jan xx

Duke Beaufort

Date: 9/8/2015 6:29:00 PM

Very touching story. Charming in style. You have something going for you.

Jan Allison
Date: 9/9/2015 1:11:00 AM

Thanks Duke another one written totally from the heart and personal experience :-) hugs jan xx

Paul Callus

Date: 9/7/2015 5:43:00 AM

A long wait that leaves both parents in suspense right up to the very end. As a father I know what a special moment it is, let alone for the mother! A very lovely and tender take on the theme. Hugs // paul

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2015 8:18:00 AM

Thanks Paul for the lovely comment - it is an incredibly special time waiting - and boy he kept me waiting all my friends had had theirs I was the last one of the 'group' to give birth. We had no idea of the sex of the baby - we didn't want to know, but that that time where we lived they wouldn't have told us anyway:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 9/7/2015 2:35:00 AM

Your creativity is stunning, Jan. I have not even BEGUN to think what to do for this one. Great job!!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/7/2015 8:14:00 AM

Thanks Andrea:-) I had no idea where my muse would take me with this theme and I'm really pleased with the way it turned out - a poem straight from my heart:-) Hugs jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/6/2015 8:11:00 AM

Good morning Jan. Sorry I got your name wrong on my comment. I have enjoyed giving this one a second read.

Jan Allison
Date: 9/6/2015 8:18:00 AM

No worries Richard - I make mistakes on names too:-( hugs Jan xx

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 9/5/2015 3:47:00 PM

Well worth the wait I am sure! Nicely expressed Vie.

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 5:42:00 PM

He was worth the wait Richard - my son is the best thing in my life:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 9/5/2015 11:51:00 AM

The miracle of life an event that worth waiting for that only a woman can understand! A moving poem , anticipation at its best beautifully expressed. Good luck dear, Jan!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 11:55:00 AM

I was at my wits end waiting Demetrios - all the ladies I was at ante natal care with had given birth but my son waited to make an entrance lol:-) hugs jan xx

Eileen Manassian

Date: 9/5/2015 11:37:00 AM

:) Good one, Jan....Those hours are the hardest ones ever! Labor alright, but the reward is OH so sweet! :) Good luck in the contest, dear. Hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 11:44:00 AM

Thanks Eileen - you are so right... and that cup of tea and slice of hot buttered toast is the BEST meal in the world:-) hugs jan xx

Judy Konos

Date: 9/5/2015 11:23:00 AM

a feeling only mothers truly understand. Thank you

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 11:30:00 AM

I guess the emotions are different for the father but the waiting process is the same:-) hugs Jan xx

Kp Nunez

Date: 9/5/2015 11:08:00 AM

Beautiful and sweet, Jan. Taking one of the most tender examples of waiting with your own experience is a classic. All the best! hugs!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 11:11:00 AM

Thanks Kim it is written from the heart - I've not even shown my son it yet:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 9/5/2015 10:38:00 AM

I can only imagine the waiting in anticipation. Yes I had it with my 4 kids but it wasn't the same as having a life inside you.

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 10:54:00 AM

It must be a very different experience for the father Tim... but the waiting and anticipation must be the same:-) hugs jan xx

Michael Tor

Date: 9/5/2015 9:07:00 AM

A winner!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 9:25:00 AM

I hope Craig (James) likes it Michael:-) hugs Jan xx

Eric Boddie

Date: 9/5/2015 8:16:00 AM

there is no way I can express....the Beauty these words possess....but I am thankful that I was Blessed enough to read....these Beautiful words about your seed....;)

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 9:24:00 AM

Thanks for the delightful poetic comment Eric:-) hugs jan xx

Mi Nubilary

Date: 9/5/2015 7:53:00 AM

So this is what Free Verse is...I sure admire the way you have caused such an idyll moment of the blissful child birth with this form. I certainly know of the not so blissful; in your case twenty four hour pangs of birth...not that I have physically felt yet when you love the mother, you feel her pain, trust me, 5x's! ...Ok...enyore arcane mi p.s. thank you for the dirrection

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 9:23:00 AM

Hi Mi. My son is the most precious gift in my life. I didn't know what to classify the poem as so I went for free verse:-) I do appreciate you taking time to comment - I only started writing Feb 2014 - the more widely you read the more you learn - I am simply having the time of my life hope you enjoy the site s much as I have:-) hugs Jan xx

Mi Nubilary
Date: 9/5/2015 9:01:00 AM

p.s..thank you for welcoming to poetry soup

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 9/5/2015 7:27:00 AM

- A beautiful moment ..... that a mother will never forget .... warm feeling of happiness :) - A beautiful poem, dear Jan - I wish you good luck in the contest .... and a delightful weekend - hugs and a 7 // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 9/5/2015 7:31:00 AM

Thanks Anne Lise - yes a very precious moment:-) hugs jan xx