Madeline

Sweet baby
tiny breath
the world is waiting
for your next step.

What new magic
will you choose?
Will you clap
your hands?
Stare at the Moon?
Crawl to a toy
across this small room?

Did you know there
are freckles
set in your eyes?
A gift from your mommy
sent from the skies.

Did you know there's
a twinkle,
a giggle,
a laugh?
She gave them to you
to share with your Dad.

And in the silence
while you sleep
Daddy stares
his sadness lingers.

It does not end
with tears little one
You are his hope
his rising sun.