I Saw Heaven Smile Today...

 Emily, first Birthday.

Emily, 20th Birthday

I saw Heaven smile today

As angels breathed upon my way

For Heaven’s smiles are sent, I think

In little bundles, soft and pink

Perfection, lent to trembling arms

From holy hands above

Yes, Heaven sends its wondrous charms

In babies dear to love

Today I held her tiny hand

And I began to understand

A strange new love, so rare and strong

As I held hands that knew no wrong

Nothing else on this old earth

Could touch it by a mile

For at the moment of her birth

I saw Heaven smile

Yes, I saw Heaven smile today

As pain and anguish fell away

And I know what perfection is

As I caress it with a kiss

For clasped against my awe-struck heart

In form of new-born child

The windows up above me parted

And I saw Heaven smile

© Janet Martin

Written for Emily when she was a baby....20 years ago (did a bit of editing)