Thursday, May 2, 2013

I Thought of You and Me Today


I thought of you and me today
A mother and a son

We once walked side by side

On the beach and in the woods
Your little hands now those

Of a working man
Little league’s first baseman’s mitt

Surrendered to the gods of growth
Of manhood and love yet to be

 

I thought of you and me today
A sister and a brother
On summer days we rode our bikes

And swam and watched TV

And then we grew
And grew apart

Our love a childhood memory

 

I thought of you and me today
A father and a daughter

I used to ride upon your back
And in your face

Saw only love

A love that still enfolds me

 

I thought of you and me today
A mother and a daughter

You were there at my first breathe
And I was there beside you at your last

Alpha and Omega
We begin and end

Each other


by M. Irene Daniel
May 2, 2013

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