A pregnant woman asked me today
about the poems and the purpose
of savouring the small moments
I told her
it’s about slowing down
the blur
which of course
is not all of it
but it’s not my place
to tell her that the small moments
are not small at all
but the sum total
of joy
she will figure that out
and how the rest of parenting
is just braving the onslaught
and praying there will be
no grief.