Bedtime Joy

''Mummy, love, kiss and hands''
Eyes wide with delight, I position myself on the bed 
ensuring I get the fullness of what is to come.

Arms and hands, smelling of soap 
wrap my neck tightly,
squeezing till all strength expires.
''Ummmmmm''

'Kiss now''
toothpaste chin and wet lips curled, smiling. 
I look till they are right up close to my nose,
giggles as I cross eyes,
then the smack of those little lips as they hit  mine.
''Mmpppttt''

''Don't forget hands''
chubby little palms in mine
clenching with all his might,
''can you feel it mummy, can you feel it?''

yes son, 
I feel the Love
right to the top of my heart.

Goodnight x

Reviews

[Shimmerbliss/CAF]

Captured innocence and the love that floods our hearts in response to it. You made me remember such sweet, precious times.

[victoria]

how kind, thank you.

[r. f. jordan]

this is a nice deception to those that get used to some of your recent work, and are led into another unforeseen destination. i apprecaite the converstaional structure that shows up in much of your work, as if your speaker is experiencing the scenes for the first time while informing the reader of the events. The hesitation to advance throughout the stanza is the first hint that this is a different intimacy. i also appreciate the well constructed onomatopoeia 
with the lip kiss.

[khalid]

you were decieving here, i think you made the reader's mind go into an area but you changed the distination completely. or maybe you intended to write something different but then changed your mind. anyways whatever your intention is, it is very nice. i liked it specially the way you described the togetherness with your son.

[JustLorry]

What?
Okay, I know I've already reviewed it, but I wanted to read it again, ok? ;-)

[Emily Burns]

oh, so sweet!

[Patient Poet (Yos)]

Haha ... what a beautiful sweet Poem :)

[Diwakar - "The Warrior ..]

So sweet and lovely :-)

[Frank James Davis]

Very touching.
I envy you having a little one in your house--they so enhance life; they're such great fun!
Enjoyed my children most, I think, when they were toddlers. How their eyes would light up whenever they saw me! I mourn that look.
Joyful work, victoria; may God bless and keep you, both.

[PerlySunflower]

This is precious indeed...God's greatest miracles are those little ones...children...grandchildren..
This is just pure sweet love...BEAUTIFULLY written with the perfect discriptions and imagery...

[Steel]

Absolutely precious...love unfettered and pure..


Beautiful poem...a favorite!