A Universe, a Little Boy

September 26, 2016

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is pregnancy and childbirth.

Today’s poem is about waiting for a baby boy to be born.

I welcome comments on my poems at http://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

A universe, a little boy,

A bear pretending it’s a toy,

A rattle ready to bring joy,

All soon, yes, soon will meet.

Some tiny clothes, an empty room,

A wind-up lamb, a tinkling tune,

A soul that will be ready soon,

Yes, yes, they all will meet.

And when they meet, what wonder!

What worlds within that grasp!

What will those eyes discover

When they can see at last?

A waiting crib, a family

With dreams enough of what will be,

A gift whose grace none can foresee,

Soon, soon they all will meet,

Yes, soon they all will meet.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at http://www.poemsforfree.com/aunive.html. For more poems about pregnancy and childbirth, go to http://www.poemsforfree.com/birthpregnancypoems.html .

This week’s theme: Pregnancy and Childbirth.

September 26: A Universe, a Little Boy