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Downs Syndrome
The Newman’s Had a Baby
They called her Angel Beth
The Newman’s Had A Baby,
Remember, the old jump-rope chant young people used to sing while jumping rope? That chant came to my mind yesterday. The one about Miss Lucy, (or Miss Suzie) had a baby, they named her … Something about a bathtub, and swimming?
I began thinking about when my daughter was born, and how cold the Doctor gave me the news about my daughter having, Downs Syndrome.
Very First Article
Some will remember the other poem, my very first poem I published about my daughter. Later in this story / poem I will include this very first poem I wrote in medium. I will include the poem, about my: Special Needs Angel, later in this article.
Long story longer,
I had a blast from the past memory about the above jump rope chant. I used to hear that jump-rope chant, as a child. Now I reflect on my very own sweet Angel of a daughter. Putting two and two together, I wrote the below Chant / Poem, including both, today 4–16–2023.
“I hope you enjoy.”
The Newman’s Had A Baby
The Newman’s Had a Baby,
They called her Angel Beth,
They loved her during labor,
They loved…