Banu's Song

My child

One day you will be born

And we will bring you home

And tell you about life

We will speak of music and the arts

We will take you on trips

We will introduce you to books                               

And we will be your best friends

As you grow older and start to make friends

Most of whom will be exceptional

Because no two human beings are alike

Some will leave you after a short time

Others will stand by you until the end

One day, you will fall in love and marry

And have a life of your own

When that happens I ask of you one thing

And one thing only

Do not forget us

The first friends you made

One day we will leave you

And go I know not where

When that time comes

Forgive the wrong that we've done

Miss us a little

Talk of us to your children

(Whom we can't wait to meet)

Until that time comes my child

All I can do is write about you

And the good times we will have

And these words will wait

As will I

For your arrival

Which is neither near nor far

The Bilge Master