A Poem For My Son (The Ordinary Moments)
Welcome back to The Ordinary Moments, a photo adventure which celebrates those very special moments – or the very ordinary.
This week I have written a poem to my beautiful boy Shivam, who is celebrating his ninth birthday today. It brought tears to my eyes as I was writing it and I hope you enjoy reading it.
Dear Shivam, today you’re nine,
I can’t believe how much you’ve grown.
How fast have the years gone?
How quickly has time flown?
You were such a good baby,
so quiet and zen.
You gave us no trouble,
you were so calm back then.
I miss your crazy curls
and that sweet lazy smile.
Can we rewind and go back
even just for a while?
You were so defenceless,
I’d cradle you in my lap.
I’d watch you silently
when you went down for your nap.
You’re a big boy now,
no more cuddles with Mummy.
I used to be able to reach over
and just tickle your tummy.
That look of devotion,
you’d hang on to my every word.
That innocent giggle,
the best sound I’d ever heard.
I miss your little ways,
you’d slip your hand in to mine.
It’s rare for you to do it now
because of course you’re nine!
You remind me every day
that you’re a baby no more.
Only a mum can understand
how that cuts to the core.
Just every now and then,
give me a hug and a kiss.
Because my darling son,
that’s the part that I miss.
I held you in my arms
and promised to be there.
No one can ever hurt you,
no one could ever dare.
Every promise, every word,
I vow to fulfil.
Because whether you like it or not,
you’re my baby boy still.
Check out some more of our special moments.
I also wrote an emotional letter to my daughter, which you may enjoy reading.
That is a beautiful poem!!
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Thanks Amanda x
Oh what a beautiful poem! I hope that Shivam had the best birthday ever!
Thanks for sharing with #MMBC. Hope you have had a lovely weekend. x
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Thank you so much. He had a lovely birthday x
Oh those photos were beautiful – he was such a gorgeous baby! I hope he had a wonderful birthday x
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Thanks Donna. He had a lovely birthday x
Oh wow! This is so lovely and really touched my heart. I tell my children that even when they are my age they will still be my babies!! The photos are gorgeous too…such a cute baby and he’s grown into such a handsome little man! #TriumphantTales
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Thank you so much. Yes they will always be babies to us x
What a beautiful poem. It captures what mommies feel when they’re kids are growing up. #DreamTeam
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Aw thank you x
Oh my goodness that brought tears to my eyes. As only a mom can understand, I felt every word and thought of my own two boys. They are growing so fast. My oldest just turned 17 and my youngest will be 12 at the end of December. This is a beautiful poem to describe every mother’s thoughts on their children getting older. Just beautiful! #AnythingGoes
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Thanks Michelle. Its crazy isn’t it when they get so big so fast? Thank you for reading x
Oh how cute was he as a baby!? I can only imagine how you’re feeling. I know the thought of Ben being three next year is just crazy as he’s growing up so fast already, I hope he had an amazing birthday! Thank you for sharing this with us at #TriumphantTales. I hope to see you back next week!
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Thank you. Yes time flies so fast. Three seems so little yet I bet you feel you blinked and years flew by x
That made me cry! So lovely and I feel just the same. Thanks for sharing with the #DreamTeam
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Thank you so much Kirsty xx
Absolutely beautiful and you’re making me a bit emotional now! My daughter is 4 and every day I almost feel like I can see her growing and changing right in front of my eyes. And it makes me feel sad inside. If only we could make time stand still! #triumphanttales
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Yes it’s not fair how fast time flies. I want to rewind back to them as babies every day x
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Yes I didn’t know I could ever feel this sad about something but time stops for no man. I just look back at old pictures of when they were little to had on to that feeling a little longer x