Proclamation

A seed grows

Expands

Life building within the

Comfort of the womb

But it soon announces

Its intention

To emerge into the light

A pause of expectation

Turns to realization as

The water breaks

The contractions come

One followed by another

Closer now

Push, push

Both baby and mother dancing to the

Unrelenting forces of nature

The crown emerges

A scream of pain

And delight

Again, push, push

Each breath labored

But with focus, a direction

And with a sudden shot

The head comes through

The baby emerges fully

Into the light

A new jewel in the

Beauty of the world

And its first cry

A proclamation of

A new beginning