The Child Within
I sit staring at the child within the photograph.
Still so innocent; infectious is her laugh.
Mother and daughter in a world all thier own,
Sharing secrets and giggles; bond clearly shown.
The emotions captured, a true work of art.
Looking at the child within her mother's heart.
Now I see the child within a mother's heart.
Thoughts of mine are many, don't know where to start.
Not a single worry to bother these two.
Of moments like these, there are so very few.
Looking deeper still, I see more of the whole.
Come to light; she is the child within the soul.
The mother too, once a child within her soul.
Lost for a time, as Life tends to take it's toll.
Just close your eyes, and open your heart with me,
To reflect back on a mother's memory.
Set free by her own little girl's precious laugh,
Story of my child within the photograph.
Placed and published
2020 Anthology
P.s. It's Poetry
Selected submission
pg. 315
Copyright © Julie Little | Year Posted 2019
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