
Baby boy, be brave, Be benevolent, behave. Be unburdened, bare and bold, But obedient to what you’re told. Before you begin to be, Break no bonds with me. My wee beloved bairn, Brilliant, beyond compare, Be humble, but be proud; Let bounteous blessings abound. I begat your beginning breath, But bid you goodbye in death. I believe we’re bound by love, Bestowed by Heaven above. Copyright © 2022 Brandon Ellrich
This poem was written in response to Sadje’s What do you see # 152 – September 19, 2022, so please visit her page to participate and/or read other writers’ contributions.
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Beautiful words from a mother to her baby. Thanks Brandon for joining in.
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Beautiful Brandon! 😁👏❤️
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Thank you very much!
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SO beautiful!
❤
David
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Oh, thank you! 😊
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I love this – thank you! ❤️🙂
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You’re welcome, and thank you, I really appreciate that. 🙏
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My pleasure, Brandon. 🙂
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This was simply beautiful! Brought me the happy kind of tears.
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Thank you! That’s always my goal–not necessarily to bring you to tears, but to evoke emotion.
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Brandon, thanks so much for sending me a poem for ‘Poetry Partners’ – I have responded to it and posted it at The Skeptic’s Kaddish here:
Much love,
David
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You’re welcome. I’m glad it was able to inspire one from you.
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it’s a gorgeous piece – it really got my imagination going!
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So beautiful, Brandon. I read it out to my son. ❤️
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Thank you. That’s very nice. And thanks for following. 🙂
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I love it!! So precious the little one and it is wonderful how the baby is cherished by these words.
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Thank you. I enjoyed writing this one. 😊
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Great and heartfelt ❤️
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