jungbauer_2007-headbandI am a wife, mother of 4, a proud new grandmother, and nurse educator. I love gardening (though I kill more than I grow some years!), hiking, reading and playing poker! I am enjoying a life season of rediscovery and honesty, and am weaving a rather eclectic tapestry of old and new dreams. I live in Arvada, CO and have a home based career, which I love!

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Song of Life

 

I sang your song of life while you lay in the warmth of my womb

Feeling the joy of your presence near my heart.

And I sang it to you again, as you burst from my womb

And came screaming into this life.

 

I sang your song of life, as much as I could,

Between the diapers and dirty laundry

Stacks of dishes and coloring books,

And the midnight replanting of wild daisies!

 

Then came the years when you began to listen

To the songs of life of those you loved. Songs you heard,

even when their pain had dulled their own ears

To the music of life within them.

 

 

With gentle grace and clarity, you began to sing their songs of life to them,

And so many times you sang my song of life to me

‘Ah, and the child will lead them’

I whispered gratefully through my pain.

 

I see you now, tall and slender, bursting with pent-up life, yet so elegant and serene.

And I pray you still can hear the beautiful melody of your life song

Strong and clear through the din of all the noise

Of this crazy grown-up world we now share.

 

I still hear your song, but I can only hum it quietly from a distance,

For now it is your song to sing,

Whether you sing it loudly from the rooftops

Or quietly through the fields of daisies, it is as you wish.

 

But if you should ever forget its enchanting melody, just breathe in slowly and listen,

and you’ll hear my voice joined with all those who love you,

from nearby or beyond the great divide,

still singing back to you your beautiful song of life.

For my lovely Johanna Lee

Michelle Joy Jungbauer

October 5, 2010

poem by michelle jungbauer, all rights reserved

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