Now you are eight

My tiny rainbow

Curled on my lap

Nestled in my arms

Just like when you were a toddler

Only there’s a lot more of you now

With all your gangly limbs

(But still a perfect fit)

.

I study your sleeping face sometimes

Absorbing every detail

Smooth soft baby skin

The pinkest perfect lips

Those enviable lashes

.

I said it then

And I say it now

You just might be

the

most

beautiful

thing

I’ve

ever

seen