[Tasha]

Norman suggested a poem's thread, didnt know where it would go but here a poem I love, I sent it mumof6 this morning.


The Cord

We are connected,
My child and I, by
An invisible cord
Not seen by the eye.

It's not like the cord
That connects us 'til birth
This cord can't been seen
By any on Earth.

This cord does it's work
Right from the start.
It binds us together
Attached to my heart.

I know that it's there
Though no one can see
The invisible cord
From my child to me.

The strength of this cord
Is hard to describe.
It can't be destroyed
It can't be denied.

It's stronger than any cord
Man could create
It withstands the test
Can hold any weight.

And though you are gone,
Though you're not here with me,
The cord is still there
But no one can see.

It pulls at my heart
I am bruised...I am sore,
But this cord is my lifeline
As never before.

I am thankful that God
Connects us this way
A mother and child
Death can't take it away!

[Norman]

Another lovely example of a beautiful poem! Thank you xx

[Butterfly]

What a great thread Tasha! This is one of my favourites, understanding yet she did not have the good experience herself...

MIDWIFE
by Mary S. Lofton
Where were you, gentle midwife, when I
Lay on the altar of the obstetric gods?
You were not born yet or
Were just a little girl at play
I wonder what you were like
As your steady eyes observed the world
In the kindergarten of your life
Did you early hear the whisper of
Nature's power in the wind
The crash of thunder that bursts the cloud
And brings the endless drone of rain upon the earth?
Did you always know the budding tree
Takes many hours to give its fruit?
At night in dreams, you heard the silent
Cries of birthing women
Who sought the comfort that never came
Except through a groggy fog of chemicals from man
In time you rose up, full grown at last,
Too late for me to feel your tender hands
But with my daughter now
You form a safe cocoon around her bed
And I sink back in memory and weep once more
For all that might have been.


--copyright Mary S. Lofton, mother of a birthing woman

[Tasha]

WOW Butterfly very powerful.

[midwifemissy]

I wrote a poem not long after my dear Dad passed away, but I don't feel it is appropriate to post it here.

Writing, poems and music can say so much more at times like this.

Thanks for sharing these lovely poems. xxx

[Norman]

It's a shame you don't feel it appropriate MM - I would love to read it if one day you do feel able to share...

xx

[midwifemissy]

Thanks Norman,

Maybe I will post it up in a different thread tomorrow, or PM it to you maybe. xx

Originally Posted by Norman It's a shame you don't feel it appropriate MM - I would love to read it if one day you do feel able to share... xx

[Tasha]

Missy I hope that one day you do feel able to share, i think poetry is amazing and wish I could find the words to write it, and I am sure your dad was very proud watching down on you reading the love you have for him (( ))

[midwifemissy]

Thanks Tasha,

I will share it, but I felt this thread was meant for poems for those who have lost a child, so it just didn't seem appropriate to add mine here. xxx

[Tasha]

No this thread the poems are for everything, a child who has been lost, a parent, a poem to do with midwifery, one that made you smile, what ever it is, it would be nice to share it here.

We would be honoured if you would share it with us, if and when you want to of course