The Blossom
In the depths of my belly I knew you were there
long before lineal colour declared
That miraculous moment you fused into life
stirred a sentience in me deep inside
Cloistered and curled in the warmth of my womb
I felt you move and grow and then burst into bloom
In a crimson blur your petals unfurled
penetrating through me as you entered the world
Emotions euphoric and profoundly in awe
on that extraordinary day that my daughter was born