Child of Heaven

You gaze at me with 
Child’s eyes, yet I wonder
At all you have seen
Before you came here.
I sing you to sleep
But I know it’s nothing
Like the music you knew.
The meager bread and milk
Does not compare to
The glorious feasts you
Must have had before.
Nothing have I to
Offer that was not yours;
And when you wrap your
Hand around my finger,
I’m overwhelmed with humility.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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February 13, 2016 at 9:14 PM
lovely poem. LINDA
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January 1, 2014 at 3:28 PM
So nice to be reading your verse New Years Day, maybe a new baby? the verse is very touching. Light & Love
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