Tuesday, November 12, 2013

NEW



Baby,
I forgot about new things.
A butterfly learning it has wings,
a newborn calf standing so soon,
a puppy's first smell of mother,
a kitten's first taste of milk.

I forgot the first snowflake that flew in my eyes,
the squishy mushy feel in my first fist of wet earth,
how I thought the breeze a gentle hand
how I couldn't decide if I liked or not
my first scent of rain.

What's it like for you? So new
to loving touch, unmuffled sounds, so many smells.
Holding you, I know you'll remind me of many new things
as I watch closely the joys of your discoveries.
I know too, I'll never forget
my first sight of you, new.


(I welcome my baby granddaughter born last Thursday. She's beautiful (no bias here.), healthy, and a real joy for the whole family. I've been gone - helping out as grandmas tend to do. Nice to be back for a while.)











11 comments:

  1. Congratulations, Myrna. Now your world will double in joy. And how lucky to have a granddaughter AND a grandson, one of each. Wonderful news. Enjoy every milky moment. Newborns are pure magic. I long for a baby granddaughter of my own.

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  2. Congratulations, Myrna!! Welcome to the world, sweet little girl!

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  3. Congratulations - to you, to the parents. to the new joy in the world.

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  4. oh nice...congrats on your baby granddaughter .... love how a new life always gets us reflective about our own childhood...the emotions and first's... smell of rain.. love it myrna....and i can imagine what a wonderful grandmother you are...smiles

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  5. Oh, how lovely, both the event itself and your poem about it.

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  6. How sweet.. and many congrats.. new life is pure joy. lovely

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  7. yay congratulations on the family addition...that is awesome...and the one will def enrich your life and open your eyes to plenty of new things...smiles....they def teach us much...

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  8. may blessings flow, an abundance of love and joy!

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  9. Congrats on the new kiddo to your sea, sure she will be lots of fun for thee

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  10. Oh, congratulations, Myrna! I'm so happy for you and the entire family. A new little baby girl. :)
    And another beautifully written poem by you for her. I hope you're going to put it in her baby book!

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  11. Congratulations dear Myrna. New things are always fun and wonderful to behold. I think of the first time I stepped by here.

    Joy always,
    Susan

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