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
This is my Ellen. We left NZ in 2017 and had a week together in NSW before going our separate ways. We carried on to the UK and Ellen went back to Whangarei. We loved this visit to Nan Tien. It is so hard being so far away and I miss her so much and I am so in awe of her bravery. Love her always. Xxx
for d’Verse.
For Ellen.
