April is National Poetry month

today is my day, a special day, the day of my birth.

A day, when after two souls had united in passion and

love became one flesh and, in the fullness of time, gave forth a birth.

A day when a mother, alone with God, entered into the

valley of the shadow of death, so dark and miserable,

travailing in pain unsurpassable, laboring to deliver

forth that sunshine of life to her own special child.

And it was so! A day when God breathed into this soul the breath of

life, and a new earthly father choked with emotion said,

“thank you” to his wife.

A day which had a new beginning, a new life to be

lived, a world to be explored, a heart to experience the

love and hate, the good and bad, to know the emotions of

feelings unexplainable.

A day which began the timetable of the hands of time

moving forward in life counting the days and the weeks and

the years, trying to live a full life on this earthly journey; embracing life. A day which paradoxically is the beginning point of our

countdown of our time left on the same journey grasping at

every hour, minute, and second we have to enjoy life at its

fullest, defying death’s knock.

A day which says I’m a special person. I

had a beginning. I’m a being, alive, unique. Not another personality exactly like me. A feeling of elation, contentment, satisfaction, and love.

Yes, today is my day, a special day, my one and only day of birth.

The Pilot News is seeking local poets to submit their own poem for publication in the newspaper. We will be printing them throughout the month of April as they are submitted.

Submissions are subject to editorial approval. Please limit all poems to less than 500 words. Vulgar content/language will not be accepted. Send all submissions to jmaster@thepilotnews. com.

If you’re interested in ways to celebrate other than writing a poem, head to www.poets.org for further details.