Twins

Little hands grasp at newly found eyelashes.
They tickle my new nieces fingertips,
and they laugh at this new life experience.
Their first words & first steps are halting and unsure.
Mostly I will remember the discovery of belly buttons,
and the fuzzies between toes.
I can't wait to hear the words 'I love you'
come from their tiny lips.
But I know and feel this
when I hear their squeals of delight each time I visit.
04-2001