When a Child is Born, (double sonnet, acrostic)

*W*hen children are born it's a wonderous thing.
*H*earing it's cry opens mothering love.
*E*very new heartbeat reminds us of spring.
*N*ew life, new hope from creator above.

*A*nyone being there around this place

*C*herishes memories, stores more to last.
*H*oarding the smile of an innocent face,
*I*nter-relating with memories past.
*L*earning to know a wind-grin from a smile
*D*eepens the contact and makes us feel great.

*I*n these deep moments we all have a while
*S*miling and cooing to try and translate.

*B*ut all the laughter and joy that we know
*O*pens in us 'cause a child made it so.
*R*ight at the start when it made our heart sing,
*N*obody questioned this feeling of love

*I*f we looked closer it would make our heads ring
*T*o know what a treasure we've got from above.

*I*n wiser moments, that sweet little face
*S*orts our soul-searching, erases our past.

*A*ll of our failings will go to a place,

*M*ended by one little smile that is vast.
*I*n one split second they cure us of bile,
*R*ages are buried and anger can wait.
*A*fter a while we just echo that smile,
*C*ured and forgetting all thought that was hate.
*L*et us give thanks for this wonder, and know
*E*very miracle child helps us grow.
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Posted: Jul 2010

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Comments (8)

trurorob
Pushing the limitations Ginger!!, but very nicely!
rob
caroljoyce
Poem written by a mother, I bet.thumbs up
Scholar_Gypsy
Your mastery of the form is praiseworthy. I wonder why you've left the following lines as they are: "*I*f we looked closer it would make our heads ring / *T*o know what a treasure we've got from above." and "*E*very miracle child helps us grow."
agoodguy2have
excellent structure GingerBe...and i like how

*W*hen children are born it's a wonderous thing. - changes to
*E*very miracle child helps us grow.

bravo!
amahlala
bouquet I love this poem Ginger! Very powerful!hug
freeatlast64847
This is wonderful! Very creative and inventive and an excellent read.applause
gnj4u
Hi, GingerBe,
The love for a child is an amazing thing. It even survives the teenage years! Thank you for introducing us to this format!
BoyseeksGirl
Thanks GingerBe,

I thought it was very good , then I saw the miracle and I am still crying tears of joy. Oh so wonderful!

Ken x
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