Labor Day 1991

My Labor Day 1991

when into the world

my second son was born

A labor that went on and on

from ten at night

'til seven the next evening

How I had prepared

breathing and breathing

exercising and eating right

and then the moment came

It was as if the world stopped

that birthing day

I reached my goal

giving birth naturally

without painkillers or birthing drugs

As with my first son

my prayers I said

please let him be healthy

please let music be in his heart

And so blessed is me

for he is healthy

and plays music

sometimes quietly

sometimes loud

so if you want to check

out a mother's prayer

that came to be

Go to SoundCloud

and meet my friend, my son

who came into the world

one Labor Day weekend

My 1991 Labor of Love