written and performed by Camille Brightsmith and Valentina, all rights reserved 2011

Day one with Valentina

We didn’t know you were a girl

Your mama pushed

And we could see you

As you slid into this world

5:29    You came out pretty

Brother and Sister

Filled with awe

Your papa stood

The angel Gabriel

So protective of his brood

Day two with Valentina

And they hooked you to the tubes

Somehow the hours passed

We entered the morass

It felt so sacred touching you

Day three with Valentina

She seems so perfect when we kiss her

She’s wheeled away

We are afraid

Her tiny body

Her sacred skin

As thin as silk

As they go in

To repair a heart

That’s barely tasted mothers milk

Day five with Valentina

And she is there upon her mothers breast

And she can breath

Without machines

And she has conquered every test

Brother and Sister have lived a year or two

Since the day that Vale came

Mommy and Daddy

Cannot describe their love

they cannot think about the pain

Day six with Valentina

She is home in Momma’s bed

There is something

Akin to normal

The kitchen is a mess

The dogs are barking

The kids are fighting

The baby’s craying

The baby’s crying

Valentina

Valentina

Valentina

Hush little baby don’t you dry

Momma’s gonna sing you a lullybye

Daddy’s gonna keep you safe and warm

Sisters gonna teach you graceful charm

Brothers gonna get you in lots of trouble

Sweet little baby, sweet little bundle

Valentina

Valentina

Walking out my front door
Down a frozen sidewalk
Gray skies above me
The sky is spitting snow
Pink light fadeing in
from the west mountains
Hovering

The lake is almost frozen
The geese don’t seem to notice
And you pulled away
you said that you would stay
And now its everyday, everyday alone
Watching the pink fade into gray
And now its everyday
Watching the pink fade into gray

I oughtta thank my momma
Come down from the mountain
Gonna watch the babies
Give me time to think
So I’m out here with the sunset
Tryin’ to get my mind set right

The cold is like a brandin’ iron
Left out in a meadow
High up near the treeline
Always in the shadow
And I cannot get my feet to
Move me down the sidewalk anymore
Don’t know what I ‘m walkin’ for
Because its everyday
Watching the pink fade into gray

And now its everyday, everyday alone
Watching the pink fade into gray
And now its everyday
Watching the pink fade into gray

Copyright 2009 all rights reserved Camille Bright-Smith