Poetry by Birth Parents
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- The Hardest Day of My Life
- Adoption: Love's True Test
- In the Beginning...
- I Said A Prayer for You Today
- A Mother's Prayer
- Labors of Love
- Memories of an Angel
- Another's Arms
- From God's Arms, To My Arms, To Yours
- Precious Gift
- Thank Thee Lord
- To Say Good-Bye
- Torn
- A Mother's Love
- My Daughter
- The Child, Love from a Birth Father
The Hardest Day of My Life
sandi to jessica It was a day like no other, A day I gave birth to my beautiful daughter, then handed her into the arms of another. A day when I knew what I was... [more]
Adoption: Love's True Test
To a little girl named Victoria Grace The one with the angelically beautiful face A precious gift from up above To you I give all of my love Though for now we are apart You will always be i... [more]
In the Beginning...
Long ago on a summer eve, A baby boy I did conceive. Was not a plan I had in life, But what to do, I was not a wife. A mere child I was and yet so old, My life was about to unfold... What to... [more]
I Said A Prayer for You Today
I said a prayer for you today And know God must have heard. I felt the answer in my heart Although He spoke no word. I didn't ask for wealth or fame I knew you wouldn't mind, I asked Him t... [more]
A Mother's Prayer
They laid the baby in her arms She watched her new born son sleepin' She bowed her head in silent prayer To ask the Lord for his safe keepin' You know his life has just begun And sometimes... [more]
Labors of Love
I have stories of labor and pain, The ice chips and a forced natural birth. Stretch marks in places insane, Every one of them a mark of worth. I can tell you about transition, And pushing ... [more]
Memories of an Angel
Memories of an angel sent from God in heaven A baby born so precious and so small Born to a young mother, just a child herself Who made the choice to sacrifice it all She didn’t have any m... [more]
Another's Arms
Back and Forth Tender Kiss Soft cheek Mothers Bliss Squirm and wiggle Tiny toes baby's laughter Highs and lows Rocking you Soothing me Aching arms That are empty B... [more]
From God's Arms, To My Arms, To Yours
(This poem was based on the writings of a young birth mother, which she shared with songwriter Michael McClean.) So many wrong decisions in my past, I'm not quite sure If I can ever hope... [more]
Precious Gift
In my arms I held The most precious thing Known to mankind With ten little fingers And ten little toes Hair of brown and eyes of blue So little and fragile I didn't want to let go As she... [more]
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