For Xander
If today is all there is
And all there ever will be
Let me say this
In the glorious nowness of the day
You my child lay sleeping
Unaware that I crept in your room
And placed a kiss on your head
Your familiar smell lingers
Like the day you were born
I am more keenly aware
Of the rising joy in my heart
And the excitement of this moment
That has been missing until now
Let me never put off feelings such as these
For expression on some future date and time
For the future is always now
And only exists in the minds
Of those who cannot rightly love
But since I rightly love you
And your impish laugh
And your little boy grin
And your curious mind
Let me tell you now
That in this moment
Staring at you as you sleep
Time has stood still
And I can with quiet surety tell you
I love you
Deeply and forever
And for a moment I know
That the piece of love you have given me
Will last and carry with me
Into the unknown
And mingle with my stardust heart
An endless dance in to eternity
And that my child
Is heaven
Copyright © Erin Cowart | Year Posted 2020
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