I remember quite clearly, the time and date
I saw you and instantly, my fate – it changed!
I thought I was centred, calm and strong
My life at that moment, was proven quite wrong.
To all those who saw me, I still looked the same
Yet deep down within me, a volcano it came
Every bit and each cell, now just reprogrammed
And the emotions within, were traffic jammed.
The plates shifted tectonic, an earthquake there was
The Richter didn’t measure, the stupendous chaos.
And surely and soon, there was peace within
The changes complete, I was madly grinnin’.
As surely as you, had chosen her your mother
At that special moment, you made me a father.
I held you in my hand, you were my little child
And you made me realise, I was now also a guide!
That at your birth, I was born again too
My dear little boy, this was magical and new.
I again became centred, and calm and strong
You were in my arms, and nothing was wrong.
I looked at my life-partner, and she was a mother!
And she looked back at me, and I was a father!
Together we are, the journey starts again
There is joy everywhere, nothing seems plain.
And suddenly we cry, holding each another
Overwhelmed with awe, the birth of a mother and father.