Noah’s poem – “The Glow”
Homemade gifts from our babies are cherished gifts, aren’t they?
I tuck the special ones away. Save them for a rainy day. I tend to lean toward sentimental (okay, who am I kidding, I can be totally sentimental!) but honestly, I’m not afraid to toss out artwork either … because clutter = stress. But, sometimes a keeper comes home. Sometimes your heart feels it. Their little hands. Their sweet, precious, thoughtful, funny words. The moments they let you know that they actually DO see you. Their momma.
This Mother’s Day, Noah wrote me a poem. He brought it home from school on a frame – a photo of himself on one side and his poem on the other. His teacher (seriously, bless the teachers!) did an amazing job with his class. It was the sweetest.
Truly though, my first reaction was, “Noah, I love this poem! Who wrote it?” I mean. Whoops. He wrote it. And, I hadn’t expected it … didn’t know. It’s good. It’s really good. Made me cry. Surprised me. Stole my heart.
And, he told me, yes, it’s okay if I share it with you… So here you go … “The Glow” by Noah.
“The Glow”
As the light glows
You do to
As the light glows
You do to
The light glows bright
You glow warm and welcoming
The light glows hard and solid
You glow soft and flickering
The light does not invite you in
But your warm glow says come in, come in
The light does not care where you are
But you do care, you do care
The hard light does not care
Not about where you are, not about who you are
But your glow wants to be with you
Your glow wants to protect you
And to the hard light there is no love
But to your glow it says I will take care of you
To the hard light no one says a thing
But to your light they say I love you
Y’all. Thanks for letting me share his sweet words with you!
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