A poem

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I wrote this, obviously when Mav was VERY young, but it goes along with the

guardian thread so well.. I thought I would share it.

Who Will Love My Child

Who will love my child

if I'm not here for this?

Who will love my child,

and accept him as he is?

Who will know my son

and understand his ways

and who will love this one

when I am out of days?

Who will wipe his nose

and gently wipe his chin?

And who will sing him lullabyes

at night and tuck him in?

Who will do this for him

now while he is two,

and who will do it still

when he is twenty-two?

Who will know his loving,

and share with him his joy?

Who will live life with him,

my gentle brown-eyed boy?

Who will teach him slowly

just what he needs to learn?

And who will guide him kindly

with compassion and concern?

Who will love my child

and teach him how to dream?

Who will love my child

and be part of his time?

If I am not here to help him

and guide him on his way?

Who will love my child

always, everyday?