I would like to share this poem written by my colleague and former student, Hannah Mackay, wonderful Shiatsu practitioner based in Manchester. It was written during her pregnancy.
30 weeks
Every day with you is special –
Take the time to feel it.
Living with a
Night-time trampolinist,
Eel in a lobster pot,
Sackful of snakes.
Twist and turner,
Hide and sleeper,
Busy growing,
Doing your own thing
And mine.
You and me
We like chocolate and milk,
Bowls of peas,
And bags of fruit.
We like swimming
And dancing
And staying at home on our own.
Being with you brings changes to the world.
Boundaries blur –
Waking by night,
Sleeping by day.
Horizons contract
As my body expands.
Roads lengthen,
Stairs steepen.
Important Things shrink back –
Leave the washing in the rain,
The letters on the mat.
Too busy knitting,
Sewing buttons,
Napping with you.
Hannah Mackay
