My daughter would turn 10 next month… <br />I find it hard to believe! <br />It seems only yesterday <br />That she was born…. <br />As my thoughts wander <br />Down the memory lane, <br />I am transported <br />To those restless days <br />In the balcony where I sat <br />On a low stool <br />With swollen feet and a heavy body <br />With waves of nausea and anxiety <br />Drowning me in the abyss of depression <br />Wondering if I was in for a second nightmare <br />Much more frightening than the last…. <br /> <br />My daughter would complete one decade of her life next month… <br />I find it hard to believe! <br />It seems only yesterday <br />That she was born…. <br />As my thoughts wander <br />Down the memory lane, <br />I am transported <br />To those long, peaceful days <br />In the balcony where I sat <br />On a low stool <br />With needles and threads of different colors <br />With a pink cloth and an embroidery frame <br />With my lips moving in a silent prayer to God <br />Wondering if He was going to make my daughter <br />As beautiful as the flowers I was embroidering…..<br /><br />Jasbir Chatterjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/thoughts-of-a-mother/
