To Each Of My Daughters

You didn't ask to be born,
But here you are.
You had no choice in your paternity,
But here I am.

Your mother and I joined together
In a moment of sensual passion.
We certainly weren't thinking - but feeling
For each other in that beautiful joining.

We each knew about the possibilities,
But did we - truly?
We didn't really choose except for
Each other and that perfect consummation.

The resulting possibilities were infinite,
But you were chosen for us.
God blessed us with you and each other
Knowing this and infinitely more.

It isn't for you or I to know,
But it is for us to discover.
We are here and now
As God has chosen us to be.

It is up to you and I to
Make the most of this journey together.
We will not ever stop growing
And learning and experiencing it.

I will love and care and provide
For you and watch you grow.
I will wonder in awe of each of you, my daughters,
From the moment of your births and always.

My love for each of you now and every day until I die
And then as I, my spirit, will love each of you beyond.
It's and endless and wonderful love
Which each of you will, I hope, one day experience.

I will nurture and teach and guide as best
I can, as I was and as I am;
As each of you will one day with your own children.
It's an endless line of love from parent to child.