All part of the journey,
tiny steps,
toddled steps,
reaching, wond’ring, touching, tumbling,
tentative steps, tiny steps,
falling down and bumping
and rising once again,
toddlers’ steps, the learning ones,
very little steps.
Frustrated tears and tantrums,
cautious steps,
toddled steps,
discovery in action,
wondrous steps, toaty steps,
letting go and trusting with some traction found and then
little steps, keep travelling,
very little steps.
Forwards, backwards, sideways, standing,
smiling, crying, up aspiring,
bumpy steps, toddlers’ steps,
fingers flailing, clutching, prising,
stumbling, reaching, failing, rising
step by step, step by step,
little butts keep tumbling, bouncing on and up,
teeny, tiny, teaching little steps.
perseverance, motion upright, two-step struggle, backwards,
forwards, ever onwards, sometimes upwards,
trying, failing, hurting, crying, immobilised, afraid,
still trying, trusting, seeing, wailing, weeping,
tempers, tantrums, dismayed and greeting,
pulling socks up, tying laces, ready, steady,
balance handy,
tiny little steps.
Eyes on loving arms outreaching,
smiling steps, trusting steps,
supporting, cheering, gaze unwaver’d
encouraged steps, building steps,
loving trust and confidence from others on the way,
little steps, the needed ones,
all important steps.
Striding out with self-assurance,
tiny steps,
toddled steps,
reaching for all promise,
swaying steps, bipedalled steps,
steps along the journey never really change their gait,
growth and progress toddle on,
determined toddlers’ steps.
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