Precious Moments

Gentle essences, your baby skin,

first gurgles of your breath,

your tiny fingers in my hand

the moment I kissed your head.

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The earth stood still and I weeped,

my heart transformed, proud man.

Uncommon, rare, never before,

your life, I held in my hands.

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Your heroic cry’s demanded care,

you crawled, toddled, then walked.

Ga ga speeches and sippy cups,

misunderstood, until you talked.

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Mama, Dada, you called our names,

a victorious celebration.

Uncommon and rare, never before,

your singular voice awakened.

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Your beating heart and unique mind

joined with the human race.

In school, in sport, with friendships made,

you excelled and found your place.

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Shattering news, our life…interrupted!

Precious moments…disrupted!

Emotions…corrupted!

E-vis-cer-at-ed!

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My rising star, your gone to soon

you’ve taken your last breath.

Your lifeless fingers were in my hands,

one last time, I kissed your head.

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The earth stood still and I weeped,

my heart transformed, and broken.

Uncommon, rare, our moments together,

Sweet precious times, gone forever.

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I’ve searched high and low for the most uncommon elements in this world. I’ve researched to discover the rarest of things to share and contemplate. I have found it.

There is nothing rarer than the unique life of each and every individual born into this world. Even more rare is the transformation that occurs when it is your own child. Your dna, their skin, scent, and laugh. Your influence, their mind. Your nurturing, their life.

When I first held my son, minutes after he came into this world, I felt a physical cosmic switch flip at the center of my existence. The world appeared different as if my eyes were reborn and my vision transformed. Herculean strength blossomed in my chest and for the first time I understood unconditional love. Love that meant you’d, without forethought, sacrifice your life for theirs.

A new life with a unique voice and spirit, never to be duplicated, is the most uncommon thing in the world. From this precious moments are generated and our lives transformed.

Life is short. Transformations come. We do not know what tomorrow will bring so I plead with you, do not take it for granted. Collect every precious moment you can, because the rarest thing on earth, more precious than gold, is the unique life right in front of you.