Shared Breath

A Quiet Moment with My Daughter

Face to face we lay
Sharing each other’s air

You breathe out
I breathe in
the sweet scent of youth

Aromatic and unassuming
Love’s full delight

You snuggle closer
Foreheads meet tenderly
Heads share a pillow

Blue bonnets peer at me
Like Spring Days ripe with curiosity
Unfolding in the lengthening light

Joy begins in a full heart
I am captivated

Comfort wrapped in quilts of safety
Silk-soft skin reaches out
Brushing chin, cheek, hair

Subdued, quiet moments
Showering peace
Like flowering dogwood blooms
Blowing gently from home

From my very being
Seed and fruit
entwined

A beginning and ending
wrapped up in one flesh

Daughter, you are God’s gift

Like water in the hand
Of one who thirsts

How blessed am I
To hold such treasure

(Psalm 127:4-5)

A photo of my daughter and I from 2024