Mother and baby .

YES!! he's here at last !!!

We have a new great grandson.

I'll write about him soon

For now just pondering

18th July 2016

Today I wait  for news of the birth of second  great grandchild. 

I came across this picture which I took when at an exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London last year.  It was my favourite piece in that particular show 

Mother and Baby

You draw me close

You invite me to hear your story

I step near for a clearer look

Your head inclined to the side

In an act of pure nurture

Arms embracing, enveloping, 

Protecting

The whole of your body 

Searching for hope in 

An unknown future 

Dressed half in earth brown

You appear safe

Your green/blue skirt

Colour of vast oceans 

You are found everywhere.

I want to touch your head

Or your shoulder

To signal my support

But it's not possible.

And after all, you are simply stone

But

I feel your caress as of my own mother

I peer into your eyes and 

See your tired face 

Carrying the weight 

Of the years ahead.

It belongs to us all.