Dear Adoptive Moms,
I wrote this poem many years ago for a Mother's Day contest in a newspaper. It won honorable mention. Although that part is not important, the fact of the matter is that I was thrilled that birth mothers all over would read this and know how much we , as adoptive moms, appreciate what they have done for us. So today as you hold your adoptive child in your arms and he tells you Happy Mother's Day, realize that there is another mother out there who longs to hear those words as well.
My Son’s Mother
I wonder what she looks like,
The woman who bore this boy,
Did she gaze upon his hazel eyes,
And love this precious joy?
I long to see her rock him,
As she carried him in her womb,
She gave him life on that treasured day,
Knowing he must leave her soon.
I want to deeply thank her,
for making a heartfelt choice,
It must have really broken her heart,
Not hearing his newborn voice.
I know that she must wonder too,
‘Bout me from time to time,
She gave up a life of memories,
In making her child mine.
I want to say I love you,
for the sacrifice you’ve done,
For giving me the most precious gift,
Your Dragos, my firstborn son.
written by Kari L. Burd
December 12, 1997
