The Arrival Poem by Martin Moore

THE ARRIVAL

Patience is a virtue or that's what they say
It's hard to be patient on this kind of day
A day that's enraptured with thoughts of delight
To capture this new life that now is in sight.
Anxious moments awaken inside
The minds of those who hasten and try
To determine the manner, appearance and size
Of this new creation in front of their eyes.

Lost in a shawl surrounding its face
Beholding this miracle its hard now to trace
The months full of illness, anxiety and pain
Men try to understand but always in vain
For only its mother once so afraid
Can really believe this life that we've made
Believing in nature is hard as I stare
As life's single beauty is one of a pair