Tiny Feet

Tiny feet
mean so much

to hold gently
and care for

to love and
tenderly caress

encourage along
life`s way

surround and
 then enclose

in protection,
keep them safe

care for them
and heal them

from danger
and harms hurts

watch them grow
and develop

show them
independence

let them go
without a tear

no more
soft cotton wool

good and healthy.
fit and strong

all the love
to live life through.

This poem was written on a scrap of card after I held my child and caress their feet in comfort. The feet in the poem represent that child and their journey through life, while they are growing up until they leave your care and start their next journey on their own.  Its hard to let your child go off and live their life for themselves.

 © Lissie Poems 2012.