A Year Ender to Remember

Who knew a heart so small could be so big.
Who knew a tiny smile could laugh so loudly.
You are a warmth I had never felt until you arrived in slumber
and we shielded you from rain.
You are a spirit I always feel, I always hear, I always see.
You are surprise in something we already knew was coming.
You are a light that’s always on.

But when you close your eyes, I hope you know.
We had never known something so pure before you.
You make us want more.
365 days a year and yet it took just one to change the rest of ours.
I never knew a such a little boy could warm a cold man’s heart.
But this year knew.
And it was worth the wait.