You lay there today
and smiled at each of us
in that surprising way
when joy seems to crash out of you
I picked you up
smooth and fleshy as a mango
told them I was going to change your diaper
which I did
but I also wanted a moment
to whisper into your belly
my gratitude
for forgiving all those moments
when I don’t look
and for treating the times that I do
with a generosity so big
I wonder at your little heart
and where you find
the room.