Fellowship & Fairydust

They say you forget the pain

When the baby is in your arms.

I don’t know if it’s true – 

I’m still waiting.

But even if it is, I know

I won’t forget the fear;

What if Joe rejects me?

What if people don’t believe me?

What if this child means my end?

And though my fear was unfounded

Even to my ears my story just sounded

Too crazy not to be confounded.

But here I find myself surrounded,

By creatures, with warm hay deep mounded,

And Joe by my side, still astounded.

They say you forget the pain

When the baby is in your arms.

I don’t know if it’s true –

But I will remember

All this;

The glory of a visiting angel,

The kindness of a stranger,

Joe’s love and care,

Hints of heaven in my every-day.