Hello, I'm Your Auntie

Hello to you, Maynard.
You weigh less than my Dad's cat.
You eat two ounces of formula, then fall asleep on me.
Your eyes are shaped like your mother's, and you can only see
in black and white, I learned that in school
You're one month old.

Hello little person, little friend.
My name is Catherine Cecile, you know the last name because we share it
And I am your father's big sister.
Grandpa's daughter, and I know even
less about the world now
Than when I was as new as you.

Hello sweet child, hello small life.
I am sorry you never got to meet your m�m�re
But, it's like your father says
She is in the garden, she's in the sun that warms your face
You already squint like your father and uncle and aunties.
She loves you because we all do.

Hello to you, Maynard.
I loved you even when you were
Kicking my palm as I laid it on your mama's belly.
I don't know much, but I do know that.


I'm so pleased to meet you,

Love,

Auntie