A Miracle of Love

How is it possible
for a lovely nine-pound creature...
who knows nothing of the world
except how to suck,
and cry,
and yawn,
and sneeze,
and fill diaper after diaper...
to so completely
enchant every big person
(and little person too)
in the room?

When she opens new blue eyes,
and blinks,
and wiggles in your arms,
and peers into
your face,
it's as though she wraps
her tiny fist right around your heart
and squeezes.

Such a simple act.
Such a profound response.
A miracle of love.