I’ll think of her when the sparrows whistle at 4:00 When the traffic echoes the relentlessness of living And the gardener collects the tree’s lost dreams I’ll think of her when the kettle whines, about to overflow And as we take our shoes off at the front door I’ll think of her when my gown … Read more
I poured my love into her, lacking limitation or reticence From the moment I knew she was hidden inside of me, till the day she was born, through her life, and now. I said to her, whispered in her ear, “You are everything now. I’ll love you forever.” And those words will linger on my … Read more
I looked into her eyes and it terrified me – in the most beautiful way, because in them I saw so much depth, so much life, so much understanding, such that did not align with that of a 10-day-old baby. She held my gaze. She looked right back into my eyes. I kept telling her … Read more
Journal entry: 26 June 2023 Little flower, I know not yet the texture of your skin or the pucker of your lips, or the way your eyes catch the light I know not yet the sound of your cooing, or your smile when you look up at me And I know not yet the smell … Read more
I think you exist between the earth and skywhere brown eyes meet blue soulat the horizon of my lovewhere birds roam, and angels peekand perhaps I know you in human glimpses of heavenwhen the spirit speaks and the mortal understands.where a language is born, tiny whispers of our hearts, unfathomable to our mindsit’s in these … Read more