#18 While You Were Sleeping

When my children were babies, I would spend hours by their crib, watching them in their slumber, adoring everything about them. I was so attuned to them, I could hear them breathe from the next room.

As they grew, I lost that magic, or so I thought. After a recent separation from them, I was delighted to find myself under their spell once again, captivated by the awe and wonder that is them.

This poem originally was published in Poems on Life - Family Poems

While You Were Sleeping

by Tara Simms

While you were sleeping,
I sat by your bed.
I watched you
as you smiled through your dreams.

I traced your perfect shell ear,
Touched every curl
On your little head.

I tried to sleep
But the sound of your breathing
Drew me back to your room.

I couldn't resist
The magic which tugged
At my heartstrings
And brought me to your side.

I settled on the floor
Once again.
Back against the wall,
Holding your tiny hand in mine.

While you were sleeping
I fell in love with you all over again.

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LINDA

This reminds me of when my children were little and I use stay up at night watching them sleep. It's a wonderful poem.
Shannon

I really like this poem because thats how i am with my baby sister still to this day there is 16 years between us yea i said that right lol she is 5 years old now and i'm 21 and still everynight when i take her to bed i just lay there and wonder how god created such a wonderful humanbeing she is my world and truly a blessing. now i'm sure if we were just a few years apart i would be ready to pull my hair out, but she is a late one and well worth it. I hope to read more of your poems; you have a special talent don't let it go to waste.
jeannie

i founf my self doing the very same thing when 2 older childern were babies and i still do it with my 3td child and now i still watch all three children sleep
sibongiseni

simply and implies message perfectly
Stacy

So True It was very touching and I can't count how many times I've sat on the floor up against the wall to watch them sleep. wondering what they are dreaming an what the world has instore for them. you put how perfect they are in words
Betty

i liked this poem alot because it was so sweet. im going to use it for school. keep up the good work! :)
Foong Nee

Very nice poems, it sure touch every mother's heart.
TINA

THIS WAS SO TOUCHING BECAUSE I DO THIS WITH MY KIDS, I PRINTED SOME OUT AND FRAMED THEM AND HUNG THEM IN MY KIDS ROOMS.
Jeni

This is how I feel with my daughter just last night. So peaceful so full of tranquil when she isnt having her two year fits, ohh how I love her slumber
Laura

This poem is simply Beautiful! I have no children of my own, but I have a step-son who is 2, I met him when he was only a few months old, and everytime he comes to stay with me and his daddy, that is what I've always done! And will be what I do again in 7 months time, when I've given birth to my baby, Thank you for this poem! It's beautiful and I love it, and like most of the other people I also have this framed in my step-sons room
Sandra

My 17yr old son just left home, i cried like a baby when reading this poem, i loved it.
kylie

i feel what u are saying my nephew means the world to me we are especially close since i can't have kids of my own
joe

i think that this is one of the best poems that i have read that is about a mother and a child
Kelly

Your poem really touched me I have tears in my eyes just thinking about how you must of felt. I have a nine month old son and can really relate
D

This is a poem only a mother could relate to. It is totally and undoubtably written from the heart! Thanks for sharing!
Jeanne

I have three grown children and only a "true mother" would indeed understand in our hearts as we have watched our children from birth to adulthood! It is an experience that only moms out there could only recognize in their hearts!
Michelle

I really like poem, that is how i feel about all my children.
MELINDA

I THINK TARA YOU HAVE BECAME A NEW FAVORITE OF MINE. KEEP UP THE AWESOME POEMS.
joyce

REMEMBER WHEN WE GOT OUR BEAUTIFUL 18 MON OLD DTR. WONDERFUL POEM
karen

Beauitful and hits anyone with heart thank-you so very much GOD_BLESS YOU

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