Benjamin Two Weeks Grown
The newborn-squeezed look disappears,
pudgy kewpie-doll cheeks appear,
your wide-awake day longer and full
of baby-its-likely-only-gas smiles,
pounds gained as you swallow
close to three ounces instead of two.
Benny-buddy, you become a vessel
open to accept the world's wonders.
for Daddy to teach you
why you do not fall up,
Mommy to explain to you
why ice is hot and water solid,
Grammy to sing to you
how to live in harmony with cats,
Grampy to spin wild tales
of teddy bears and willow creeks,
each of us to leave you
the best and brightest future.
September with Lynn: Homepage: http://gardawg.homestead.com/homestead.html,
Submissions: http://www.writershood.com/index.html
Poets for Peace. ˇPoemas sí, balas no!
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