A Mother Remembers Poem by Deepa Kochhar

Each and every cell was alive with excitement
The day I discovered I was pregnant
A little life inside me
A seed which will bloom into a tree
I understood the meaning of bliss
If there was heaven it was this
With every passing day
I became happier I say
When the life in me turned
My world with happiness churned
When I felt my baby through my belly
Emotions made my knees turn to jelly
I realized putting on weight could also be a pleasure
My fat buldging stomach my biggest treasure
When the D day came by
With pain I thought I will die
I could only scream and shout
Till the bundle of joy was out
When I held him close
On my chest his tiny nose
All my pain I forgot
Folded my hands to thank god
My love my life my adorable one
Grow up to be a nice human my son
Today after years I think aloud
My son you have made me proud

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