Birth (poetic expression)

I do not recall how it felt 
To exist from the first moment
To ingest kick and move to get out
Preparing for my life-enrolment

When the time came for me to arrive
apparently I came out quite smoothly
With a first breath and scream to survive  
I then slept and was not unruly

I have also witnessed it from live scans
A child of mine living in the womb
And the movement of his hands
Comfortable in this special room

What is the difference 
between conception and birth?
The moment of creation
 and the first breath outside on this planet earth?

It maybe 
…growth
…learning
…expression
It is living with every breath

I have experienced the miracle
The birth of someone new
A unique individual
With its own way to feel and view

The start of new life
Not just for the born
Also for where we feel strife
Letting it go from the morn

When my children were delivered
I loved them from before the start
A knowing that was so vivid
Realisations from my heart

I did not name them straight away
Preferring to understand them better
So ‘blue’ and ‘pink’ were they
Until their names came as a letter

I had a boy and a girl
Which brought years
Life in a whirl
Of smiles and tears

I remember it all
And learnt so much
It was often a ball
Our hearts in touch

My children grew up to want a better place
In which every living being wants to live
Where people can be happy
Where everyone can give

This, I share with them
As I have since day one
And as I write this poem
I hope that better times will have begun

Whilst the ‘news’ often reports the bad
Leaving many feeling isolated and sad
We can choose to live each moment
A rebirth of kindness and enjoyment

For life… :) 
 (NRS)