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Birth Poetry

I felt your voice come to me in my dreams, as I swam in ideas of your labour day to come, It came through in waves, but not in sounds, but feeling. Every night?I traveled through your fears and expectations, … Continue reading

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How to Meditate with a Baby…

Lie down in a comfortable place. Latch baby on. Feel your bodies relax and become Suffused with peace. Rest your nose in his hair. Inhale. Molly Remer This is a part of the birth poetry contest.

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A Healthy Baby – Birth Poetry Contest

All she wanted was to birth a healthy baby She was excited about the months ahead She knew her baby was a blessing She wanted what was best She changed her diet and started exercising She wanted to birth a … Continue reading

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Second Untitled Birth Poetry Submission

— uncurling like a newborn’s fist reaching out to receive the first touch of her mother I feel my heart release the stone of grief and rise on an updraft of joy so great it turns silence to sound I … Continue reading

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Untitled Birth Poem

— Take you away? Never. Holding you, bare skinned, while you licked your lips, I would break eye contact with you only long enough to laugh defiantly at anyone who would tell me a needle would serve you better than … Continue reading

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The day you were born

The day you were born I heard your first gasp and I cried in my joy your hands were so tiny your feet so perfect my pride would not allow me to see any flaw and let me tell you … Continue reading

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Pulse

One, Two, Three, A cadenced rhythm, Always recognized. One, Two, Three, What has gone wrong? One, Two, Three, The oxygen is on. One, Two, Three, Someone call 911. One, Two, Three, Pray that life shant fade, Before it begins. One, … Continue reading

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Birth Poetry Contest

Birth is something that inspires us.? And poetry is definitely something that inspires many people.? While I work with pregnant and birthing families all day and realize the fire that birth can bring, I’m only now realizing how poetry can … Continue reading

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