Thursday, February 16, 2012



I had such an amazing morning playing with Mallory and her Mommy & Daddy.  I can just see her beautiful face in my mind's eye as she grows. 













Mallory is already crawling!  Mom and I talked about how she'll be walking soon.  It all goes too fast. 


Insomniac

Bare feet padding
down a carpeted hallway
she calls me
her tiny voice
comes to stand in the doorway
plump fingers
pull on fat pig tails
rub widening eyes
round belly pokes out of cotton nightie
toes on cold linoleum,
she considers thirst
uncloseted monsters
or watery nightmares
the best excuse
for being up this late
lips pout
she could always make me smile
so I,
hold out my arms

& she comes tumbling in.

~Esperanza Cintron from a Mother's Treasury


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