Poems on the theme of Adoption


FLESH OF MY FLESH

Not flesh of my flesh,
Nor bone of my bone,
But still miraculously my own.
Never forget for a single minute,
You didn't grow under my heart - but in it

~ Fleur Conkling Heylinger ~


THE GIFT OF LIFE

I didn't give you the gift of life,
But in my heart I know.
The love I feel is deep and real,
As if it had been so.

For us to have each other
Is like a dream come true!
No, I didn't give you
The gift of life,
Life gave me the gift of you.

~ Author Unknown ~


KISSES IN THE WIND

I hold you in my heart
and touch you in my dreams.
You are here each day with me,
at least that's how it seems.

I know you wonder where I am...
what's taking me so long.
But remember child, I love you so
and God will keep you strong.

Now go outside and feel the breeze
and let it touch your skin...
Because tonight, just as always,
I blow you kisses in the wind.

May God hold you in His hand
until I can be with you.
I promise you, my darling,
I'm doing all that I can do.

Very soon, you'll have a family
for real, not just pretend.
But for tonight, just as always,
I blow you kisses in the wind.

May God wrap you in His arms
and hold you very tight.
And let the angels bring the kisses
that I send to you each night.

~ Author Unknown ~


MY CHILD, MEDITATIONS ON A NEW MOON

My child,
I carried you in my heart
before you were even born
And dared to dream that you were real.

My child,
I carried your picture with me
since the day I received it,
And dared to love a child I was yet to meet.

My child,
I carried you in my arms at last,
and gazed in helpless wonder at your face,
And dared to lose my heart to you.

And now, my child,
a dream fulfilled,
a prayer answered,
a family created,
I have dared to become
a mom.

And so now,my precious child,
I shall carry you
home.

~ Jill Work ~



HOW COULD YOU KNOW?

As you lay sleeping far away
as still as you could be...
How could you know the joy today
this photo brings to me?

A few short weeks and you'll be mine,
and "I" will soon be "We".
How could you know the love I feel?
It's something you can't see.

So have sweet dreams, my precious babe.
Sleep well and tenderly.
Some say that you're the lucky one.
How could you know it's me?

~ Kris Laughlin ~


ON THE WINGS OF A PRAYER

I set you free on the wings of a prayer
To fly through life in His tender care,

You're free from the nest and the ties that are bound
Free from the pressures I carry around.

If I kept you I'd only be cutting your wings,
Not offering the chance a true family brings.

The decision I've made has my heart torn in two,
But I know what I'm doing is the best thing for you.

The sky is so vast, the mountains so high
Take wing and remember: I love you.

Goodbye.

~ LISA BOTE-PHILLIPS, a birth mother ~







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