I want to softly embrace you
I want to hold you to my chest
Your cheeks are like a tender rose
Your lips are like the sweetest kiss
Your future is in your tiny hands
Your eyes they really sparkle
Yet your life has only just begun
Yet your eyes hold mystery, hope and innocence
I can but only stare at you in awe and much delight
I can but only stand by you, until you no longer need me

les scammell - 2008

I am not much of a poet - but occasionally the words just spill out