Letter to my unborn daughter

 

To my unborn daughter

 

Today would have been the day that you came into this world. When I lost you, you were not yet old enough for the doctors to determine your gender, but I knew. I knew because I am a mother. I am a mother even though I will never be able to see your beautiful smile or hear you laugh. You grew inside me, and I simply knew. And like I knew that you would be my daughter, I knew jsut how you would look five years from now. I could see you in my dreams, running through the falling, fire-colored leaves and laughing as they caught in your hair. You would have been so beautiful, long, curly dark auburn hair like your fathers, and you had my green eyes. Your skin was the flawless complexion of creamy coffee. You would have been a complete and beautiful mix of myself and your father. I saw you in my dreams, night after night, and this last dream of you dancing in the falling leaves was the night I lost you. Even though I will never see you, never meet you, never hold you, I want you to know that I never cried, I never regretted the fact that I had a child growing in me. The news of you brought such joy to my life and I want you to know that I love you, Kimbrianna Nicole, for always and ever.

 

                               Nina Marie Arsenault

                 Age 16

Reviews

[S.v. Rincon]

Hertbreakingly beautiful. I am sorry for this loss, though sorry is never enough and often worse than just listening. I am sure she knows you love her, wherever she is. I know you would have been a great mother, are a great mother, simply by reading this.

[Gary H]

Felt this was really moving. I know my suggestion would defeat the object of naming the poem as a letter but I would have been interested to see what it would look like in stanza form.
The is a spelling mistake that catches the eye 'jsut' which could do with changing as to be honest the read is flawless and really heartfelt.

Very impressive. Thanks for sending.