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Of all the pretty And beautiful words That come to mind None are close To describing The first moment I held you In my arms A tear Fell speechless Quiet Onto my shirt My vocabulary Was useless So my mind Stayed still As it knew My heart Was to take The lead I look With awe Upon your red hair I knew a great grandmother That you Have made proud My heart Started to melt As I gazed your hand As it could only grasp Half my finger The melt complete As you cooed In your sleep I am aware Of all the giant women Above That are jostling For a look Over my shoulder I fell their love Flow through My arms As we all Cradle you And know this Little one I did And still do My best To make this A better place For you And all The rest