"The Girl I Used to Be" Rowena Lewis

She came to me tonight as I sat alone
The Girl I used to be....
And she gazed at me with her earnest eye
And questioned reproachfully.

Have you forgotten the many plans
And hopes I had for you?
The great career, the splendid fame
And all the wonderful things to do?

Where is the mansion of stately height
With all its gardens rare?
The silken robes I dreamed for you
And the jewels in your hair?

And as she spoke I was very sad
For I wanted her pleased with me...
This slender girl from the shadowy past
The girl that I used to be.

So gently rising I took her hand
And guided her up the stairs
Where peacefully sleeping my babies lay
Innocent, sweet and fair.

And I told her that these are my only gems
And precious they are to me;
That the silken robes is my motherhood
Of costly simplicity.

And my mansion of stately height is Love,
And the only career I know
Is serving each day in these sheltered walls
For the dear ones who come and go

And as I spoke to my shadowy guest
She smiled through tears at me
And I saw the woman I am now
Pleased the girl I used to be.

~Rowena Lewis~

The First

Here is my very first blog. Today I decided to start this blog spot because I love to write. Mostly journal, get it out of my head, type writing. I never went to school to learn how to do it correctly or professionally but I suppose when it comes to art, it's in the eye of the beholder. Maybe no one will be interested in what I have to say but maybe someone will read something I've written and it will change their life. Strange how things work out sometimes. * I'm sitting on my couch listening to rain outside my door and also the sweet sounds my son is making in his sleep. He will be one month old in two days. I will be 25 years old in three days. I made it to the "Quarter Life" mark. My quarter life was marked by my marriage and birth of my son. I have a wonderful husband that is One of the two greatest blessings of my life.