Mother's Refrain

Steady on, keep time
Truth to tell, aren't my hips solid earth?
Steady on, keep time
Hear how my body sings chorale
Baby's tethered, tide's in, tide's out
Steady on, keep time
Little one, thrive in my ocean
Love your underwater life
Curl, stretch, kick and grow
Ready now, clean lungs
Ready now, clear eyes
to breathe the air we have made for you
Now it is time
We are steady on in our ways
Here you are - new
Go back, little one
We do not deserve
your baby giggles.