From Day One

 

Ever since

you came by river,

the basket of my belly birthing

 

you and me together,

you to life, me to mother—

 

from day one,

your dreams have been

my very heart’s delight.

 

It’s been nearly thirty years

and I never tire of knowing—

 

tell me, son,

what sings in you today?

 

© 2025 Jennifer Wagner

 

Poem a Day 22:  write a “tell me” poem