Poetry * Support iranian.com * FAQ * Write for Iranian.com * Editorial policy Traces on the sand To my daughter September 28, 2002 The Iranian I look at you With my hands Watchful Over you Here I am Thinking again Feeling motherhood At the center Forever I will watch over you Forever you are mine and I, yours Looking with amazement Your struggles To present Your fears Here I am Looking at my footsteps How the sea, how the shore Stay forever In you I see my little dreams growing For eternity And in you I become the story of you Again if my sins are to be counted Again I will make you naked Again and again I have to wake up from my dreams You will still remain My daughter And I sing to you, your favorite lullaby The only one I know The apple in my heart You bite And my heart Is all yours! Email your comments for The Iranian letters section Send an email to Sheema Kalbasi ALSO Also by Sheema Kalbasi Features RELATED Poetry in iranian.com SECTIONS * Latest * Covers * Writers * Arts & lit * All sections

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