Published on November 22, 2024, in PoertrySoup's fourth anthology, Radient Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry, Copyright © 2024 by Arczis Web Technologies, Inc. The poems contained therein are copyright of their respective authors.
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He awakens to a day of hope after happy day of birth attended by smiling parents proud who know his priceless worth He awakens to a day of hope lying restless on his bum after one move that surprises him he ends up on his tum He awakens to a day of hope on his tum going nowhere fast flailing arms and legs eventually push now he's on all fours at last He awakens to a day of hope wobbling steadily as best he can one hand forward followed by knee then the other knee and hand He awakens to a day of hope rising quickly on all fours wide-eyed and giggling all the way crawling fast across the floors He awakens to a day of hope finally standing on his own weeks to months and months to years now a family of his own!
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