For Lucas and Sunshine. By QLB4 copyright 2013

For Lucas and Sunshine
And the army of others
You were and still are loved

Lucas
My heart breaks
For your Mummy
And your Daddy
And that you could not stay

Sunshine
My heart breaks
For us
And that you could not stay
And my heart sings
To know you have
A Bailey to befriend

Someone
To do daft things with
To clutch a wooden sword
And call out “hey! en garde!”
To share great flights of fancy
And float them down to earth

So
At least
I can dream
That you are neither
Lost in darkness
Nor struggling alone

Daddies on the plane. By QLB4 copyright 2013

Sitting
Waiting
For the off

Daddies saunter
Down the aisle
Tiny bundles in their arms
A perfect picture
Patience
And heart

Indulgent smiles
For their sleepy
Loves

Sad

Sad
By QLB4 copyright 2013

Had enough
of being sad
but can’t quite grasp
being glad

Saw a Doc
The other day
Said she’d help me
in some way

Offered me drugs
No thanks
I say
Let them counsel it away

6 weeks to wait
When you’re on the edge
Wait wait wait
To fix your head

Hey, next time I’ll plan ahead!