Exuberance

Flying high as a kite
Up in a hot air balloon
Floating on a cloud
Soaring through the sky
Uncontained joy
Feet only just touching the ground
There are not enough words to express how I feel
Everyone said how wonderful it would be
As if it was a secret to be revealed
But I had to wait
Wait to become a grandmother
But Little Aurora didn’t
Two weeks early
The phone call
A gentle mew
What, I said, do I hear?
It’s your grandbaby
Big healthy wail
Lola, I’m here
Oh my
Shocked and speechless
I heard my grandbaby cry
My little love arrived early
A girl, a girl, it’s a girl!
Prodigal smiles
Mommy tears
Love abounds
For my newest joy in life