CHILDREN!

I originally wrote this one November 18, 1993. I decided it was time to share it with the public.

Nine months you carry this baby inside you,

Each time is different, the experience you go through.

There's a love inside as you feel it grow,

And on the outside as you begin to show!

All kinds of things to change around,

Mood swings from up to down!

When the time has come to push and shove,

It's a pain you have, but grow to love!

You sweat, moan, and often cry;

Sometimes the pain is so bad, you just want to die!!

Then finally when the baby is there,

So small, so beautiful- a love to share!

I know, I've had five, one girl and four boys,

They give my life meaning and even joys.

I've often wondered how I've lived through the pain;

Then I remember- the love that I've gained!

I've tried five times, then finally a girl,

Now she makes all of us whirl!

Now I intend to spend my life watching them grow,

Listening, learning to life's new shows!

Children are a piece of love,

Fitting in life, like a mitten or glove.

I'll never regret these lives I have shared,

Carried inside, a life never spared!