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Weekly Prayers & Poems - Mother to Child

Thursday August 6, 2009
This week's post is an original Christian poem called Mother to Child. It's a poem about adoption submitted by About.com member, Estelle.

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    Mother to Child

    Conceived in my heart I earnestly prayed,
    But never imagined you'd come so arrayed.
    Not flesh of my flesh, nor bone of my bone,
    Not under my heart, but oh, so deep in it sown.
    I knew from the start since the moment we met,
    When my eyes gazed upon you, destiny was set,
    Read more ... Mother to Child by Estelle.

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