Relish

I don't know
if it was
the hot weather
or the fact that
her hair is just
getting long
but I tried
and it worked
the girl can rock
a ponytail...

and then it hit me
my babies
aren't really babies
anymore.

Not too long ago
they would ride
in this stroller
in the infant carriers
now it doubles
as a twin stroller
and a jungle gym.

Everyday
the everyday
simple things
become
more and more
easy for them.

They are evermore
aware of
their growth
and growing abilities.

And I am evermore
aware

that this
this time
is quickly
coming to
an end.

Like a swing
I know
as much as
they swing away

they will
swing back.

It's a feeling
in my heart
that I still
am not quite
used to
the wave
the cycle
the joy
the excitement
the evolution
of life

mixed with
the growth
the change
the permanence
that yesterday
is gone
just a memory
a building block
for tomorrow.

And honestly
I am not sure
if I am noticing
the change
more in them
or in myself.

They will forever
be my babies
I do know
this is true

and tomorrow
is so exciting
and shinning
and new.

I don't want
to go back
I don't really
want to stay
forward facing
is the only way.

I just see it
and I feel it

Change
Choice
Courage

holding on
and letting go

Reflection

Remembrance

Relish

Today.