WANTED - a Poem for MOM (03/23/23 - 11/18/10)


Wanted:

a toddler,

a baby of two hearts

wartime poverty tore them apart

sisters and brother,

father and mother

wanted her,

never stopped trying

to find her

to welcome her back

wanted:

a daughter,

to fill up a home

by a woman who offered

a heart filled with love

and the girl grew up safe,

and the girl grew up treasured

for that is the way a mam's love is measured

wanted:

a woman, a lover, a wife

a man from a strange land

found her for his life

and their love never faltered

their memories grew

for that's what comes from

love when it's true

wanted:

a family

a dad and a mom

and that's what God gave us -

their daughters, their sons -

and we grew up with love

always knowing that they

would be there if we needed

a word or a hug

at the end of the day

wanted:

comfort and peace

for two hearts filled with love

apart for so long

now together once more

and comfort and peace

for our hearts filled with pain

when all of a sudden

we're babies again.