“Baby’s Baby”
Before my eyes
She’s becoming “big”
Assured on the outside
And filling with life within…
Her voice is calm
On our favorite pier walk
With shining eyes
She questions and answers…
Engaged in the world
Like never before
A Green Party believer
Now thoughtful for her baby…
My little girl is fading
Into wistful memory
As a new daughter beckons
With captivating substance…
Such a gift of promise
For an old soul
Bringing to mind forgotten hopes
That never really went away…
A beloved cradling preciousness
Gently preparing to birth
The future’s coming yearnings
One embrace at a time.
Paul Colaluca (10/4/03)