When You Were Born

The moment that my eyes laid claim
to every atom that makes you;
each pore, each crease, each shining truth
beheld upon your ancient face

was when my journey to this time –
this when, this where, had become clear,
where every hurt that spat me out
was meant to bring my soul to here.

Each lifetime I give birth to you,
(my greatest gift, and work of art)
and as you search my fervent eyes
I see within, my own true heart

it is this now, right now I see
within your face that time is naught,
we have but now, this perfect breath,
you’re every answer I once sought

and as we lay, love, skin to skin
beneath this sky we are but one,
just you and me, love, always here
a mother and her newborn son.

© Kristin Reynolds 2008

  • veritasunsaid

    veritasunsaid

    this is so beautiful, a wonderful tribute to them
    and they are the most wonderful tribute to you:)
    i love it entirely K :)
    xx

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    awww, thank you sweetness. you are so awesome. xo

  • lianne

    lianne

    An incomparable moment written in incomparable beauty and style. A spiritual journey only a mother could really understand. Gorgeous work Kristin.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you, dear lady. xo :)

  • Trenchtownrock

    Trenchtownrock

    A beautiful piece of art expressing the purest love of all..nothing like a mother and her kids..its a beautiful thing…the connection is something a father no matter how hard he tries can never fully achieve..its a lifeline from the creator…well done.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    yes indeedy, my friend. a lifeline from the creator…exactly. thank you, Chris. xo

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    awwwww this is so sweet and tender
    theres nothing like the bond between and mother and child, but i wont pretend to know what it truly feels like to go through that .. this is another beautiful write from you dear

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you, dear one. :) you are a blessing to me, my crazy compadre! xoxo

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Beautiful…heartfelt truths:)

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you so much, Vanessa. :)

  • Trish O'Brien

    Trish O'Brien

    Just beautiful xx

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you, Trish. :) xo

  • msdebbie

    msdebbie

    I love the bond of mother and child you’ve conveyed so eloquently
    A great poem – full of soul and joy.
    Well done you xoxoxo

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you, ms debbie!!!
    thanks, you cool chica, love, me xo

  • erich biemer

    erich biemer

    heart rending joy in the hour of your sons beautifully written…..

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you so much, Erich. xoxo

  • Christie  Moses

    Christie Moses

    OH MY God! this took my breath K. I felt tears come up from the sheer beauty of it. Nothing in this entire world can sever or replace that internal spiritual love and connection. Simply precious. Love you lady xoxo

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Awww, you would know, little girls, little boys, it’s all the same, little love’s is what they are. :) love you, beauty, K xoxo

  • Mark Ramstead

    Mark Ramstead

    Children are indeed a mother’s finest work of art.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    yes, they sure are, my friend, thank you. xo

  • rubyjo

    rubyjo

    oh kristin- theres nothing that compares to it, is there? i can remember sleeping with my newborn son on my chest at the hospital, and the nurses telling me i couldn’t do that and taking him to his crib. as soon as they left, i put him right back on my chest. we did that all night long, but i knew it was right- his skin on my skin was where he belonged.
    thanks for that memory.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    high five, my lady! yes. screw them..mama knows best and skin to skin…so little, in such a beautiful bubble…there is nothing like it. :) thank you for yourt memory, so much like my own. xoxox :)

  • autumnwind

    autumnwind

    Chills everywhere. Too much beauty here (is there such a thing?). Oh I do carry this poem with me in my heart for the moments my children gave my life its most immeasurable meaning. Sigh. Our greatest gifts no doubt. xoxoxo

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    no…not such a thing exists. :)
    love you, mama. xoxo thank you

  • Alecs Lindsay

    Alecs Lindsay

    breathtaking beautiful…absolutely amazing.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    thank you so very much, Alecs. :)

  • gemini63

    gemini63

    Wow I am sure every mother can relate to this so well :))))

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    thank you!

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    So beautifully,exquisitely expressed. There is no other feeling to compare. I remember well the awe struck wonder I felt as I beheld the face and form of my first born, my second born.
    I will never have that particular feeling again, but it is something I will always carry in my heart and mind. Excellent writing my friend.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thanks, Rhena. :)
    me, too. those are moments engrained upon a soul for all time.
    thank you so much. xo

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest

    Oh deliciously divine….anyone can feel the power of this beautiful ode to the children of our lives….even the children of the world me thinks.. This is the kind of love I know will last and endure …..it is magical and miraculous in the same moment. Beautiful, beautiful….

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Yes indeed, thanks, KS. :) xo

  • JRGarland

    JRGarland

    Such beauty and purity of passions flows graciously from a mother to her children. This is an awesome expression of that eternal bond which captivates the very heart of us all. Well done indeed.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    thank you J.R, eternal love, pure love…it is divine. :) xo

  • Cassidy JK (Ra Or Emraeh)

    Cassidy JK (Ra...

    They have your DNA. They’re cursed to be incredible. Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous words.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    my beautiful friend. :) you really said it with cursed to be incredable lol thanks, man, i love ya! xo

  • bluewhite

    bluewhite

    When you were born, I came alive in a whole new way! You wrote it better, but I know the sentiment.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    That love is universal, total and absolutely beautiful. :) thank you xo

  • Charma Chircop

    Charma Chircop

    What a gem… beautiful dear friend—Charma

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thanks, Charma!

  • warmsoul

    warmsoul

    This is truly beautiful Kristen.

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you so much, lady. :) xo

  • TheWanderingBoo

    TheWanderingBoo

    a beautiful piece of writing

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thanks, Boo. :)

  • RebeccaWeston

    RebeccaWeston

    Congratulations you have been featured in Inspired by Life

    Amazing and very beautiful
    Jonathan & Becca

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Awesome, thank you, Rebecca!!! Tis an honor, lady, thank you!!! xoxoxo

  • dtomw

    dtomw

    Fabulous

  • Kristin Reynolds replied

    Thank you so very much. :)

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