Poems

Half A World Away
By Jill Marshall-Work

Half a world away
Sometimes it seems we’re so far apart
But a half a world away
Is not too far for a journey of the heart
My little one, my precious joy
I’m waiting for you
My precious son, my little boy
I know you’re waiting too

Half a world away
A child waits for a family of his own
While a half a world away
A family waits to come bring him home

My little one, my precious joy
I’m whispering a prayer
My precious son, my baby boy
I hope to soon be there

Half a world away
So many miles to bring you home at last
And half a world away
So many months of waiting are past.

My little one, my precious joy
You’re fin’ly home to stay
My precious son, my little boy
We celebrate this day…

Knowing we will no longer be
half a world away.

 

My Child
By Jill Work

My child,
I carried you in my heart
before you were even born
And dared to dream
that you were real.

My child,
I carried your picture with me
since the day I received it,
And dared to love
a child I was yet to meet.

My child,
I carried you in my arms at last,
and gazed in helpless wonder
at your face,
And dared to lose
my heart to you.

And now, my child,
a dream fulfilled,
a prayer answered,
a family created,
I have dared to become
a mom.

And so now,
my precious child,
I shall carry you
home.

To My Baby
by Karen Ledbetter

I knew of you before your birth,
I loved you before we ever met.
I prayed for you day and night,
Thankful your birth mother had chosen life.

The waiting was so anxious and hard,
You already held a place in my heart.
Weeks went by, and sometimes I cried.
Finally one day came a call with good news.

Tears of joy fell on my cheek
The first time I held you,
Precious Baby, so tiny and sweet.
I’m thankful your birth mother had chosen life.

Rocking and singing sweet lullabies,
You’ve brought much joy to so many lives.
I’ll love you forever, sweet little one.
Memories to treasure, a new life begun.