{"id":775,"date":"2010-05-09T05:08:16","date_gmt":"2010-05-09T05:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.wordpress.com\/?p=775"},"modified":"2010-05-09T05:08:16","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T05:08:16","slug":"to-my-child-on-mothers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/magicalchildhood.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/09\/to-my-child-on-mothers-day\/","title":{"rendered":"To My Child, On Mother’s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wrote this poem years ago and posted it on the Magical Childhood site, and thought it was fitting to post again today…<\/p>\n

To My Child, On Mother’s Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved you when you were a dream,
\na plan of who I wanted to be as your mother.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved you when you were a seed
\nof hope, excitement and giddy amazement
\ngrowing and dancing in my belly.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved you when they put you in my arms
\nand you stopped crying to stare at me and fall asleep,
\nwhen your soft, tiny body sank into me
\nas if every part of me had been made to hold you.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved you for the way you watched the world
\nand hungered to learn and love even before birth.
\nI loved your raw anger, joy and wisdom,
\nfull strength in such a tiny body.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Now, I watch you continue to burst onto the world
\nand I love you for every quirk of who you are.
\nFor your long eyelashes, your quick smile, your caring,
\nyour stubbornness and your creativity,
\nfor your laugh, your cries, your kisses,
\nthe way you look fresh out of the bath,
\nand the feel of your perfect hand in mine.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I loved you before we met.
\nI think I have loved you forever.
\nI will love you for always, for all that you are
\nmy beautiful, magical child. <\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

~Alicia Bayer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mother's Day, 2007<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful mamas out there!\u00a0 I hope your day is filled with laughter and love — and a few goodies!\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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