10 July 2012
(about the first time I saw my now adopted daughter)
The new century had begun 2000 was to be our year We had dared to dream of a daughter or a son But our hearts were pierced by cruel spear Pain, pain, oh pain why have you visited us? We have cried, we have prayed but no one has listened. Is there a God, have you faith? Questions, plenty of questions but no replies I'm afraid ************************************ The answer phone light blinked in the pale orange hue of the streetlight Another sales pitch, cheap calls, educational funds.... oh the irony of that. The voice said, this is the call you have waited for; a lottery win off many proportions Out of the blue,.. Into the pink You have a daughter, blonde and blue! Years of tears, delight, awe and wonder Calls were made, decisions on hold; we had a house but now we had a home ************************************ The miles were short but the journey was long We stood before the door, ready to burst into song An age but really just a moment, The door to the rest of our lives was open Welcome, welcome into my home, Congrats on becoming a mum and a dad The moment had arrived, dread, worry, fear, happiness all fighting in our hearts We need not have worried as she lay in her pram Looking like a princess... Well I am now her dad! Never have I carried such a precious cargo; in my heart or in my car To our house; to our home we did go.
The First Sight • Opuss № I