So this is where it all begins

Before she thinks, or laughs, or cries
Before she even opens eyes
Before she rolls, or turns, or crawls
Long before she stands or falls

Before she learns there's more than two
More than simply her and you
Before all this she'll know the sound
The rhythm of your heart that beats and pounds

The blood that surges through your veins
Life making, life bringing
The love that carries and sustains
Blessing, believing, carrying, giving

And she will know your voice so well
The sound that resonates and tells
Of how, and why, she came to be
A sound so full of mystery

Whispers, cries, speech and song
Epic soundscapes, then just one
Single sound that never leaves
Your heart beats, your heart beats

She'll hear and feel your music too
That world of rhythms, chords and tunes
They'll soothe and shock, they'll make her turn
They'll be the seeds of all she'll learn

And soon, the womb will be no longer home
Into the world you will be born
But held and rocked and cradled close
Still that sound, that heart, that voice