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Tara Simms
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0 posted 1999-11-20 09:48 AM



Nostalgia

How I miss those days
when I was the only one who could fill your needs.
Those months that I carried you,
safe in my womb,
my body nourishing yours.
The happiest times of my life:
back when you were all mine
and I didn’t have to share you with the world.
I carried you like a secret,
I would hug you to me,
a knowing smile on my face.
I was blessed with you
as others looked on with jealous eyes.
How could they possibly know the joy I felt in my heart?
Your first movements
were mine to decipher.
An elbow? A knee?
Hands spanning my belly,
trying to feel the source
of my elation.
I cherished those moments,
knowing they would end all too soon.
When you were born,
I thought our private times were over.
But when you smile at me
and snuggle up to me,
I know the bond we forged back then
grows ever stronger.

© Copyright 1999 Tara Simms - All Rights Reserved
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1 posted 1999-11-20 12:26 PM


Tara, this is *L*O*V*E*
A bond all mothers know.
Thanks for sharing it.

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Denise
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2 posted 1999-11-20 02:36 PM


Truly something that a mother will never forget! Very lovely poem, Tara! Thanks for sharing this beautiful piece!

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Denise


Tara Simms
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Honea Path, SC USA
3 posted 1999-11-20 10:28 PM


Thank you, ladies!
Balladeer
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4 posted 1999-11-20 11:56 PM


Well, I can't relate to the carrying part but I can to the sentiment. Beautiful, Tara.
hoot_owl_rn
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5 posted 1999-11-21 11:01 AM


How beautiful Tara, and how fast they grow
Seymour Tabin
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6 posted 1999-11-21 11:42 AM


Tara,
A wonderful piece, enjoyed the read.

[This message has been edited by Seymour Tabin (edited 11-21-1999).]

Pepper
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since 1999-08-19
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Southern Florida
7 posted 1999-11-21 11:47 AM


This poem really moved me Tara......
Brings back those glorious feelings of oneness with the child yet born......
Precious moments.....

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Pepper
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8 posted 1999-11-21 11:47 AM





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A soul that writes from the heart and shares it, truly gives a gift extraordinaire!



[This message has been edited by Pepper (edited 11-21-1999).]

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