My Heart

cliche all day but what the hey!

I don't know how to say
how much you mean to me
my heart is so full of love
for you

On darkest days
lonely night
sunshine, clouds
life's a struggle
we have to fight

One smile from you
takes it all away
one kiss and everything is
okay

I blinked you were one
I opened my eyes you were two
I inhaled you were three
I exhaled you were four

Afraid to move too fast
to look the other way
or you will be a young man
walking out our door

For now though
just for now
you are my baby
and I am your hero
two hearts beating as one

This is a bit cliche
there is no other way
to say how much I love you

Author's Note

For my baby who is growing up ... he is my world.. I thank God for him!
Dono, Devo, DV, Boogie Boy and all the names I call him .. my Donovan

Reviews

[E.H. Monroe]

"I blinked you were one
I opened my eyes you were two
I inhaled you were three
I exhaled you were four"

This choked me with fear. The movemnt of the years when almost watching them through someone else's else...something you created, something that is your side kick until you eventually pass on the hero costume.

Never quite had the feeling, hope too soon.
Sad and beautiful at the same time

[Lydia Blackwell]

great poem and great pic! I have almost the same exact pic of my son in a tree like that! It is wonderful to be living fully in the moment while our kids our young and appreciating them now, instead of wishing we had, later. That is one thing I never regretted, was staying home with my son and spending as much time as I could with him when he was small.
Beautiful, heartfelt poem!

[An Ordinary Woman]

Babies. I saw his pic the other day, he is gorgeous! I love your poem to him. It's sooo sweet!

[John Stussy]

Cliche you say, but still i think it's beautiful. This story of a mother's love told through poetry was heart-warming.

[Jessie Sianodel]

aww. I love little kids. I loved taking care of my little brother, even though i was only four years old lol. Of course now he's all old so he doesn't 'express' that he loves me but I still remember him as my little life-size baby doll when I was younger lol.
Great poem.

[Loner]

Beautiful expression indeed.

[Desert Dreamer]

We do love our children, and it is an amazing feeling when "One smile from you
takes it all away". Thanks for making me smile.

[deeps]

This is ever so lovely and so well written.
I like this write alot.

[Tai Chi Italy Take Two]

What a beautiful tribute to the love of your darling son Chloe, it may be cliche, but cliche, cliche all the way, it rhymed beautifully too.

Wonderfully refreshing read.

Thanks for sharing him with us Chloe.

Smiling at you

Tai

[Jenny Nelson]

Beautiful piece. Very touching.

"I blinked you were one
I opened my eyes you were two
I inhaled you were three
I exhaled you were four"

Perfect.

[An owl on the moon]

This is such a precious expression of pure love for your dearest boy! There is a tender beauty that reveals the wonder of a love that just grows and grows.