The Morning After (first home birth)

Thankful for this moment
to ponder and reflect
on the occasion of an anticipated beginning

After a night that brought breath and birth
I contemplate the wonder and amazement
of an event that left me in awe

I've seen it many times before
but this was like no other...

At home, in comfort and security
with family and familiarity
she confidently and gracefully
surrendered to the strength of her body
from which life flowed

A highly-anticipated event
prepared for and prayed for
sought after and welcomed
the jubilant arrival of their son

This child, long-awaited and deeply loved
received gently into the arms of his mother
beneath the adoring, joyful gaze of his father
brought into the wholeness of an intact family
this new soul, carefully designed by the Life-Giver

i am deeply humbled
to have been witness
to such simplicity and significance