Once upon a heartbeat
Your small hand held on to mine
Once upon a full moon
When the midnight stars did shine.
Once upon a heartbeat
My child I gave to you,
Everything my heart held dearly
My dreams and wishes too.
Once upon a heartbeat
You walked with head held high
You were brave enough to stand up tall
Your wings were strong enough to fly.
Once upon a heartbeat
I watched you stride away
Grown up, confident and brave
To make it your own way.
© Alison Jean Hankinson
for d’Verse.
For Ellen.
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When the fledgling leaves the nest, its flights are ragged, but soon they learn to soar; at least mine did; nice job on the prompt.
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Thank you Glenn, xx
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For many years we had the following saying framed in our room:
The best things parents can give their child is roots and wings.
Once my daughter was pregnant with her first child, I passed it that framed saying on to her.
Your post reminds me of that.
A wonderful response to the prompt! Thanks so much for joining in.
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Love to you. Xxx
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Oh, this is so sweet and beautiful and sad and happy, all at the same time.
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I can certainly relate. They grow up too fast for me, not fast enough for them.
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What we can wish for our children: “Your wings were strong enough to fly”
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Love to you Frank. XX
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Such a sweet tribute to parenting and letting go.
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Beautiful writing! Very nice.
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As I also have an Ellen, I feel you have written this poem for her too – thank you, Alison, it’s beautiful!
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Much love to you Kim. XXX
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Lovely verse – the heartbeat says it all. – And great photos – I’m wondering (because of the eucalypts) where the temple is (we have one just down the road by that name – wonderful place).
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It is in New South Wales. Australia. XXX
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Thought so. Fantastic place.
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We went here in my last week with my daughter before we made the long journey home after 11 years in NZ and she went back to NZ without us. XXX It is a beautiful place and we woudl like to go back there one day. XXX
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I was completing the circle- my mum’s mum and sisters emigrated and settled in Wollengong and my cousins and their children all live there, I wanted my children to meet them and know where they lived. XXX
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A beautiful tribute to parenthood.
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This is so sweet… when a mother has done a good job
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A song straight from the heart… beautiful.
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