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Mumsnet Discussions: Adoptions : i read this poem last night and thought i'd share it. (19 messages)

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By themildmanneredjanitor on Fri 09-Feb-07 10:24:05

it was in a new poetry book of ds's and made me cry.

will you be my family?

will you take my picture?
will you take my side?
will you take the pain away
i've tried so hard to hide?

will you watch me play in goal
in foul or freezing weather?
Could we spend all our christmasses
and holidays together?

will you pack a lunch for me?
sometimes hold my hand?
can we just be ordinary?
do you understand?

when i throw a tantrum
will you promise not to pack?
if i learn to love you
will you try and love me back?

will we see the funny side?
laugh when times get tough?
we will be afamily
that will be enough.

lindsay macrae.

By whatkatydidntdo on Fri 09-Feb-07 10:25:25

am in tears now

By themildmanneredjanitor on Fri 09-Feb-07 10:31:59

it's fab isn't it -but so emotional?

By whatkatydidntdo on Fri 09-Feb-07 16:03:07

bump so that I am not the only one in tears

By theheadgirl on Fri 09-Feb-07 16:32:28

I like it, its about the ordinary stuff, which as we all know, is really the important stuff.

By themildmanneredjanitor on Fri 09-Feb-07 17:55:31

ok i'll bump too!

By ThisValenTime on Fri 09-Feb-07 20:34:07

bump for the lovely poem x

By Paddlechick666 on Fri 09-Feb-07 21:24:56

bump

By Posey on Fri 09-Feb-07 21:27:06

Lovely

The simple things, the one's we take for granted, are the important ones aren't they?

Thanks for sharing that.

By kittylette on Fri 09-Feb-07 21:34:19

thats beautiful, im in tears

By themildmanneredjanitor on Fri 09-Feb-07 22:37:50

this is from a children's book called'how to avoid kissing your parents in public'.
it's such a good book-some comic poems and some more like this dealing with more serious issues.it's really good.ds1 got it for christmas and we were reading it last night at bed time.glad it's not just me who was welling up!

By fransmom on Fri 09-Feb-07 22:39:32

i'm welling reeeeeeally bad. where could you get it from?

By liquidclocks on Fri 09-Feb-07 22:40:48

ooh, I've got that book - it was free in some cereal packet. Will dig it out.

What a lovely poem!

though.

By april74 on Sat 10-Feb-07 08:45:40

Really beautiful

By REIDnotREEDorREAD on Sat 10-Feb-07 08:47:36

what a lovely poem!

By whatkatydidntdo on Sat 10-Feb-07 20:23:52

glad I'm not the only one who was in tears reading it!

By Dynamicnanny on Fri 08-Aug-08 22:18:16

That's lovely

By noonki on Fri 08-Aug-08 22:20:58

tears rolling

By themildmanneredjanitor on Fri 08-Aug-08 22:22:26

god-this is an old thread!!!

yes-poem is blub making isn't it?

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