Thursday, October 9, 2008

Fifteen Steps

I walked around the corner.
The baby gate had been left open.
There you were.
Your small left hand was moving
slowly along the wall.
You wobbled just a touch
as your foot reached for the
next step. Your right hand
was gripping your pink
blankie. All the way to the
top you walked, just like a big girl.
You turned around and saw
your amazed audience.
You laughed at us.
We stood there silently,
watching our baby
grow up before our eyes.

2 comments:

J. Thorp said...

it's a miracle to watch, isn't it? "rise and walk ..." and the miracles just keep coming. what a blessing!

Stephanie J. Blake said...

Thanks very much for visiting my blog!!! And thanks for the link to Obama Mamas.