A Poem for My Little One Turning One

Oh baby girl, how fast you’ve grown,

The sweetest soul I’ve ever known.

Each passing day, as time has flown,

I sometimes feel a touch forlorn.

And that is why I’ll forge my own,

Even with no riches and with loans.

I’d rather be with you, not alone—

For overseas life is not what I’ve known.

A career can wait, it will still grow,

But time with you, from dusk till dawn,

Is the seed of love I’ll choose to sow—

To hold your laughter all life long.

Happy birthday, my little one,

Mama will cherish you, my sun. 🌸