Poems: Love at First Sight

24 hours she held you 
Hoping you would have a better life 
At four months I saw you 
Lifting your head in curiosity 
It was love at first sight 
Your tiny hips protruding through your flesh 
To reach out through the screen and hold you 
I could not 
Waiting, Waiting, Waiting 
One month felt like one year 
My heart screaming to hold you 
Nurture you, Mother you 
At 8 months I was able to fly like a mother eagle 
Bringing food to her nest 
Through mountains of snow 
I came 
Feeling cold freeze my nostril hairs 
Quickly melting 
A bundle of blue  
Arrived in my arms 
And I saw those curious eyes 
Staring back at me 
Love at first sight 
My heart pounding for joy 
That you would give me the gift of motherhood 
And I  
Could love you unconditionally 
Forever 

– Robin Schepper