Remember When
I remember when I first dreamt
Of the day you would arrive.
I wished and prayed our time together
Would finally be real
And not just a fantasy.
How could someone so small
Take over our entire lives?
I remember when I held you in my heart
Long before I would ever hold you in my arms,
With your wonder-filled eyes
Looking up at me.
I remember when I craved
The feel of your soft cheek
Resting against my chest.
As you lay sleeping,
The image stirs up dreams of the day
You would take your first steps,
Say your first words,
Smile for the first time,
Have your first date,
Grow up and leave
Our happy nest.
The years continued to fly by
And still I dreamed of you.
I remember when
The Goddess promised me
You would be here some day soon.
Now is the time.
Nothing will stop you now.
Ready or not, here you come,
Racing toward the finish line.
I remember when
A moment of fear passed
As suddenly as it came.
The pain is part of the journey
To bring you home to me;
Your body flushed with excitement
As you heard your name.
Ten tiny fingers.
Ten tiny toes.
Eyes wide open
So you can finally see.
I remember when our eyes met
And all doubts disappeared.
Smiles of recognition
Replace all of our tears.
“Hello, Sweet Child.”
We finally meet.
We’ve waited so long
For you to arrive.
It’s our time at last.
Our family is complete.
©Tammy Dennings Maggy
11/1/2011
5pm
Behind Closed Doors 
Lovely!
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Tammy, this is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with me.
As i read, it almost felt as if God was saying it to ‘his child’ too.
ps Can i ask…are you expecting…and if not what inspired you? God Bless
Dave
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Thank you, Edward and David. This poem means a great deal to me because my greatest wish is to be a mother. Over the years I pretty much gave up, but now I am in a place in my life where I think it’s a possibility again. Even if we are not able to conceive one of our own, we want to adopt. This poem is basically my letter to my child to be, whenever they arrive.
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Aaahh… with truth and hope like that you cannot fail Tammy. God knows your innermost and true desires… i hope your dream comes true for you both. This really is profound Tammy… God Bless Dave
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This is beautiful 😉
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Thank you, Joleene. I let a few of the new mother’s at my veterinary clinic read this and they loved it too. They gave me the idea to include it in the group of poems that I have framed in my shop on etsy.com. Several people have said that I captured what they were feeling when they learned they were going to be mothers. I wasn’t trying to do that specifically, just writing what came from my heart. I’m so happy that my poetry has touched so many other people.
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