A Poem About Having Babies Late In Life
A Poem for Caitlin & Ieuan
(and for those of us who had babies later in life)
You both were my renaissance,
an explosion of light in my world
made sparkling by the birth of two new stars.
All was dark and grey
Emotions were dull, feelings muted.
Wrapped in cotton wool I spent
days muffled from excitement or joy
I felt the ticking of the clock
like a drum in my veins
whilst denying its beat.
But then all was colour and noise
and tenderness and fear
They don’t tell you about the fear do they?
You sneezed and the fabric of my universe wobbled.
Your temperature rose and I felt my blood freeze
Lost like an explorer in the Amazon
I hacked my way through endless tomes of parenting alchemy
only to remain lost.
Your births created my renaissance
but showed me a life shorter than your first breath.
I feel the sadness of being half way through,
I wish I could have felt the way you make me feel
then.
But there is only now. And you. And time running faster
than the bare feet sprinting through the meadow
borne on currents of laughter
and joy.
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This is such a lovely poem!! My mum would adore this. She had my baby brother 2 years ago at the age of 41 and I'm 18 so there's a huge gap between us but she said having a baby later in life is the best thing she's ever done. It lit up her world too 🙂 Lovely xx
That's quite a gap. I love to hear of other women who had babies later in life. I think there are quite a few these days.
This is a really lovely poem and a great one for you to give them when they're older.
That's a nice idea – hadn't thought of that…
Great poem Linda. xx
Thanks Morgan. I'm still practising x
Lovely honest poem. Your kids are gorgeous xx
I had my kid late as well. This is a lovely poem. #magicmoments
Hello there, I've had my son later in life but I wouldn't change it for the world. This is such a beautiful poem, thank you for sharing xxx #magicmoments
awww Linda that is so so beautiful what a really emotive poem xx
Thanks for linking up with #MagicMoments x
Such a beautiful poem, your children are very lucky x #magicmoments