Adoption Poems

What was given to them they passed on to me
A gift of warmth, caring, and love
Together made a family.
I thought I'd go on through this life, just one
Then something started to growA sense of something undone.
I realized what was missing was a child of my own
A collage of sunshine and laughter
Seeing friends with their children helped me set the tone.
But I knew I was beyond the point of actually giving birth
And I knew so many were without parentsLiving in different places all over this earth.
The red thread was tangled and I couldn't see
As it straightened, my vision slowly cleared
And I followed its lead.
My child was across the ocean, many miles awayIn a land rich with wonder and beauty
The oldest civilization, some even say.
So my journey finally started with a direction known
I'm coming to get you Katie, to bring you home
And what I will give you was passed on to me
Warmth, caring, and love, together a family.

A RED THREAD FROM CHINA....

A red thread to China was cast todayFrom us to a child so far away.
This thread symbolizes an attachment of hearts
That distance alone can’t keep us apart.
Her mother and I are caught in a chase
That time alone will bring us to face
This loving young child we want so much to greet
With love in our hearts before we did meet.
This tiny, thin thread may stretch, tangle or frayBut our love for her grows stronger each day.
Through the test of time it won’t break or severShe’ll be part of us forever and ever.
With oceans between us, the distance is spanned
By a love that is greater than man could have planned.
For God in His mercy loved her and us
And decided our family would be a great plus.
So for now we’ll just love her and pray every day
That God keeps her and loves her for us till we may
Travel to China, that land of great past,
To the side of our daughter, to hold her at last.