Hope chest

Hope chest
by The real Princess
08-Apr-2009
 

Each time I look upon an infant

I wish him a life beyond

What I had, made, and did not

And I ponder what would I do
 

If I did have a child....
 

I would knit him a pair of socks and say:

“May your tiny feet be

Always toasty and warm”

To keep you grounded and present

May you always be standing tall .
 

He grew in my watery world

Getting ready to enter yours

He’ll need a clear umbrella

That keeps him safe

In thunder, and in storms.
 

Magic umbrella can fly him high

off the cliffs or off  stairways

Won’t bewildered if its rainy

It's only  tears of sky .
 

Then I pondered how to give him

An unfailing antidote

To boredom, disenchantment

A “magic wand”, He’ll know

He can dream and manifest…

 

The magic wand I give him

Has a crystal ornament

So when he points it upward

Can catch the rays of the sun

He’ll have a thousand rainbows

Reflecting joy and fun.

 

A hope chest made of red wood

Would be my final gift

In which, I fill, to its golden rim

My eternal purest love.
 

If I did have a child ...

 
-- Soheyla Marzvaan   

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Thank you

by The real Princess on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Thank you every one for your kind words. I appreciate them all very much.

Soheyla

P.S. in the fourth Stanza, line 1, and 2 are in reverse order.  Sorry.

 

 


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Divinity

Exceptional

by Divinity on Wed Apr 08, 2009 07:00 PM PDT

Dear Princess,

You expressed the most meaningful emotions in a soft and simple yet whimsical way.

From a social/psychological point of view,  knowing the extent in which ones life is affected by the quality of their childhood, I can only wish for more individuals who could understand the depth of parenthood before they sign up for such task.

Awaiting more poetry from you....thanks.   

 


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Fortunate

by prince in exile (not verified) on Wed Apr 08, 2009 06:25 PM PDT

Dear Soheyla,

I could not agree more with Dancer. Such sincere expression of motherhood if one has attained, fortunate are her children and all who are in her life. For the grandure of such pure love, can not be limited towards ones own chidren , but extends towards all chidren of GOD .

looking forward to your next work of art.....Thank you.


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Genuin and Pure

by Dancer (not verified) on Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:56 AM PDT

If every mother gives such gift to her child, world would have been a better place.
it is amazing how motherhood unfolds in this poem.
From sheltering, protecting to giving the magic of joy and fun and the biggest gift of all "How to Love".
One the best poems I have read lately!


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Genuine and Pure

by Dancer (not verified) on Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:39 AM PDT

if every mother gives such gift to her child, the world would have been a better place.
it is amazing how motherhood unfolds in this poem; from sheltring, protecting and giving the magic of joy and fun and the biggest gift in the world "how to love".
one of the best poem I have read lately!


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