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12 Pounds

By Wil C. Fry, 2011.02.04

(Copyright © 2011 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)


Like a cat or puppy wriggling in my arms
Soft cuddly and curious and warm
Wide eyes taking in every sight with glee
Such a wondrous thing that weighs on me

Twelve pounds of ignorance, joy, and delight
Noisily sleeping sans fear or fright
Each mundane occurrence is a surprise
Every light sparkles in her eyes

Twenty-three inches and not a lot to do
But sometimes crying the whole night thru
Yet every inch a miracle to me
Twelve pounds now, but soon a hundred three



I found this scrap of paper in January 2014 and polished the rough draft a bit. The scrap was dated Feb. 4, 2011.




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