Babes in arms were never known <br />To stay so small and sweet <br />And true, they always grow like weeds; <br />It's quite an astonishing feat. <br /> <br />Babes in arms were never known <br />To stay your babe, forever <br />They grow up fast as everything <br />While maternal arms get severed. <br /> <br />Babes in arms were never known <br />To stay fixed in place, like words: <br />Their flapping hands turn into wings <br />As they take to the sky, like birds.<br /><br />Patti Masterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/babes-in-arms/
