Thursday, May 5, 2016

Gentle Awakening

From the doorway
I watch him sleep.

His breath
moves slowly in and out,
his chest
rising and falling.

I watch.

In this moment
peace and calm
within us both.

I watch.

He moves,
stretching
and then curling
onto his side.

He sighs.
I smile.

My heart feels full,
bursting,
with love and
pride.

I watch,
not wanting to wake him
but knowing
I must.

I watch,
just a little bit longer.

I walk, slowly,
and gently
lie down beside him.

I take him all in,
his long lashes,
the little scar above his eyebrow,
the curve of his lips.
I gently kiss his nose,
then brush a lock of hair
from his forehead.

I softly rub his back,
and whisper his name.
He sighs,
he moves,
he snuggles into me.

I wrap my arms around him,
and snuggle right back.

I stroke his hair,
I whisper his name,
again.
His eyes flutter open,
and then close
again.

I gently awaken him,
fully,
and as he curls
more deeply into my arms
I whisper I love you.
His little voice
responds,
love you too.

We snuggle in silence,
me breathing in
his entire being
knowing these
precious mornings
won't always be.

31 comments:

  1. Beautiful, truly beautiful. Thank you.

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  2. Gorgeous words my friend. <3

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  3. this brought tears to my eyes. the way you captured this beautiful moment is incredible. i think i need to go wake my daughters with snuggles now... thank you.

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    1. Aw, sorry about that Jenny :) Hope you enjoyed your snuggles. xo

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  4. Oh how very beautiful - a moment to be treasured indeed x

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  5. how beautiful ... children are such a gift.

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    1. Oh Alyssa, they are, the most precious gift in this world.

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  6. Absolutely beautiful, Kim! xo

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  7. beautiful Kim! I miss my little kids :)

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    1. Thanks Karen. I have a feeling I am going to miss this one too :)

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  8. Oh how beautiful! This so perfectly captures a mother's love!

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  9. So beautiful dear friend... there is nothing else to add... xo

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  10. Awww, so sweet. Happy Mother's Day, Kim. Thanks for the letter, it made my day. Look for one soon. xo

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    1. Thank you my friend. So glad to hear it arrived, letters coming to your girls from Reece very soon :)

      Happy Mother's Day to you too! xo

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  11. Ahh, this is beauty-filled! You have a lucky boy...May your weekend be full of this very perfect love between mother and child.
    xo Jules

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  12. Beautiful. Happy mothers day to a mother who inspires me!

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    1. Oh Jen, thank you for those kind words. A big Happy Mother's Day to you too! xo

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  13. Oh, my. They are very beautiful words, Kim about something so precious.

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  14. Beautiful words to remember these precious mornings, and they are so very precious.

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