Tuesday, March 3, 2020

from "Memorial"


Brian Federle, born March 4, 1986

Spring  

Seven years after my father died
my first child, my son, was born in spring,
and in the gleaming, sterile room
I first held him in my arms
as, with his impossibly wide, blue eyes
he calmly gazed right into my raw soul,
and I felt in a sudden rush of warmth,
a timeless love
and at last discovered
the reason for my life.
It was then
I understood my father.
In my son’s face I saw my own
and felt my father’s eyes gazing
in warm wonder on me
and I glowed with
unconditional love for my son.

2 comments:

  1. A heart warming moment come alive (once more)

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  2. Such a beautiful baby boy❣️

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