A Bond for Life

A Single Etheree poem written for Week 3, Poetic Explorations, offered from the child's point of view.

Mom,
I'm blessed
to have you
as my mother.
I'm small, and yet safe,
I babble, and you coo,
I cry, and you console me.
I offer little in return
for all your unconditional love.
My heart and life are yours, now and always.

Author's Note:
An Etheree poem consists of ten lines, beginning with one syllable line, and adding one syllable to each line for an overall syllable count of 55. The syllabic structure for a Single Etheree is as follows: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10.