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Poetry: For my child

by Jessica Bosari

Spring Wind in Your Hair puts Joy in my Heart



The first warm day

I drop everything to

Take you for a walk

Around the block

The wind makes you blink and turn your head




Big and little shoes

Your tiny feet at double pace

Just to keep up with me

Little words from your mouth

Doggie. Ruf, ruf! Birdie, ooh! Mommy, Go! Mommy!




You walk along

Then you stop short

To amuse yourself and

To make me smile

Giggling with delight and eyes sparkling




Then you run flailing

Arms and legs flapping

Later, at naptime

My eyes are wet because

I can still smell the spring wind in your hair

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