I was adopted many moons ago and my DF died 18 years ago and my DM 2. I finally got around to reading some of the very many papers left behind and found this poem written in my dad's handwriting.
It has broken my heart all over again. I don't think he wrote it l might be wrong but it is very special to me as an adopted child..
To an adopted child
We did not bring you into this world
it was not our destiny
But we chose you for ourselves
Our own dear child to be
Our name to bear, our lives to share
A blessing from above
To be the darling of our hearts
To cherish and to love
Someday you will know the truth
The story we must tell
But l pray you'll understand
And love us just as well
God grant us wisdom through the years
And strength to carry through
Our hopes our dreams
And all the lovely things we plan for you
They were the most wonderful parents to me and my Dsis
