Category Archives: Poetry

On Children

Kahlil Gibran             And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to   us of Children. And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters … Continue reading

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Adoption poem “Somebody’s Mother”

Somebody’s Mother Somebody’s mother today Will linger by her phone Hoping one child will call Before the day has flown. Somebody’s mother will weep, Heartbroken and stunned tonight, Because her children gone Forgot to call or write. Somebody’s mother somewhere … Continue reading

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Adoption: “Oh! Tell me of my Mother” Judith Land | Adoption Detective

“Oh! Tell Me of My Mother” by Stephen Collins Foster lingered in my memory. The sentimental lyrics brought tears to my eyes. After hearing this song, I hugged my pillow at night, and fantasized about my birth mother.” —Judith Land, … Continue reading

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