When first I set
My eyes upon you
Lying by my side
Your cherubic face
Your tender frame
Drained my joyful eyes
For nine months
I carried you
With pain and agony
Your teensy kicks
When in my womb
Strained my energy
But
When you lay beside me
My joy knew no bounds
The first time I held you
Gently, in my loving arms
Your softness
When I held you
My little bundle of joy
Stirred my “painful” emotions
So close to my heart
You sucked my breast
And kicked me
With your tiny, comely feet
Then smiled and coo’ed happily
At your daring feat!
When first you learnt
To crawl alone, and move
Around the house
You picked up things, and
Slyly, put them in your mouth
The puny steps
You took and stood
Upon your teeny, weeny feet
I picked you up and hugged you
To see you growing
Now, upon your feet
Those days and years
Have passed away
As I dream those years of yore
To see you standing
Strong and caring
As I was for you before
Yes,
Child is the father of the man
Is really, very true
I see it every day in you
As my years are closing in
God bless you child
I always pray
For sharing all my pains
For the care and love you shower
When I am in severe pain
Not long I’ll live
I am aware
Sick and tired I be
But with your tender
Care and prayers
You drill my energy
May God bless and keep you
Safe and healthy too
And send a guardian angel
To take special care of you
Over the years you travel
You will grow old one day
But I shall then not be with you
To uphold your hand
To cherish and embrace
~Shobha Diwakar
Jabalpur, India
What a beautiful poem you have composed Ms Diwakar! It will, I am sure take all mothers to their young age when they were expecting & see their little loving baby grow up into a responsible caring adult. It’s a poem that will make anyone feel nostalgic. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful poem with us, the readers.
Thanks ASB for your sentimental comments . Yes, as children grow up they honestly become their parents caretakers, though it may not always be the case in this rat race. I pray to God that all parents be blessed with children who value their parents and take care of them in their old age and not shirk their responsibilities towards them, albeit there are children who forget the sacrifices parents have made for them.