when we meet you
we will have received numerous birth announcements
and holiday cards
from family & friends who are excited to debut
(share!) their kids
when we meet you
we will have played too many times
that pain-piercing game,
'guess who's having a baby?'
when we meet you
we will have been thinking about you for a while . . .
how you were born in the depths of our hearts
before you were miraculously gifted to us
when we meet you
we will have waited
what seemed such a long time
sometimes envious times, sometimes frustrating times,
mostly mindful times
when we meet you
we will have waited
and lived from moment to moment --
and the most cherished present
will be
when we meet you
