8.17.2010

Adoption poetry: Half a World Away

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Half A World Away




Half a world away
Sometimes it seems we're so far apart
But a half a world away
Is not too far for a journey of the heart

My little one, my precious joy
I'm waiting for you
My precious son, my little boy
I know you're waiting too

Half a world away
A child waits for a family of his own
While a half a world away
A family waits to come bring him home

My little one, my precious joy
I'm whispering a prayer
My precious son, my baby boy
I hope to soon be there

Half a world away
So many miles to bring you home at last
And half a world away
So many months of waiting are past.

My little one, my precious joy
You're fin'ly home to stay
My precious son, my little boy
We celebrate this day...

Knowing we will no longer be
half a world away.

Copyright words and music 1999 Jill Marshall-Work



Jill Marshall-Work is an adoptive mom of two children. She wrote this poem as she waited to bring home her son Quinn, then 33-months-old, from Can Tho, Vietnam.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog! I love having new followers, especially others who are on this same journey. Can't wait to see what the future holds for us all!!

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