Just
for this morning
I am going to smile when I see your face,
and laugh when I feel like crying.
Just
for this morning
I will let you wake up softly in your flannel p.j.'s,
and hold you until you are ready to stir.
Just
for this morning
I will let you choose what you want to wear,
and I will say how beautiful you are.
Just
for this morning
I will step over the laundry to pick you up, and
take you to the park to play
Just
for this morning
I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you
teach me how to put your puzzle together.
Just
for this afternoon
I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you
in the garden blowing bubbles.
Just
for this afternoon
I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble
when you scream and whine for ice cream truck
and I will buy you one, if he comes by.
Just
for this afternoon
I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, I will
simply love you, for the joy you bring me
Just
for this afternoon,
I will let you help me make cookies, and I won't
stand over you.... trying to 'fix things.
Just
for this afternoon,
I will take you to McDonalds and buy us both
a 'Happy Meal' so you can have two toys.
Just
for this evening,
I will hold you in my arms and tell you the story
of how you were born, and how much we love you.
Just
for this evening,
I will let you splash in the bathtub, and I won't get angry when you
pour water over your sisters head.
Just
for this evening
I will bring you glasses of water, and snuggle beside you for hours, and
miss my favorite t.v. show.
And
tonight when you are sleeping safe and warm in your bed
I
will think of the mothers and fathers who
mourn for the children they have lost.
I
will remember the parents who sit by the hospital bed, watching over the
little ones they love.
I
will weep for the parent's whose children are......cold, hungry, and
suffering.
and...this
evening
when I kneel down to pray
I will simply be grateful for all that I have
and
not ask for anything.....
except
just one more day.
copyright
1999 Sally Meyer
