These days, my focus is going small. My mind is a tight-angle lens.
All I see is my family. All I hear is the simple laughter. All I feel is anticipation of the weight of a baby girl in my arms as she impatiently kicks her way to her birth day.
I rock in the glider in my sons’ room and instinctively look down to my shoulder, where a soft head will rest so soon. So soon.
I touch the base of my throat, where small fingers will burrow and play.
So soon.
I remember the weight of my newborn sons on my chest. I stifle my surprise at the heavy weight of their toddler bodies on my chest today. I try not to miss them.
I learn a new lullaby. My boys sing along in bits and pieces.
We learn for her. We yearn for her. We are ready.
Let it go
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in
Let your clarity define you
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Time falls away,
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain
Let it slide
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine,
Till you feel it all around you
And I don't mind
If it's me you need to turn to
We'll get by
It's the heart that really matters in the end
Our lives are made
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain
All of my regret
Will wash away somehow
But I cannot forget
the way I feel right now
In these small hours
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate
Yeah, these twisted turns of fate
Time falls away
Yeah, but these small hours,
These small hours
Still remain
Yeah, oh they still remain
These little wonders
All these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away
But these small hours
These little wonders
Still remain

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