Come home from br work br br into this br perfect silence. br br Shhhhh...see! br br My child br curled up br br against her br Mum’s tum. br br Both of them br naked in the sun. br br Both br curled into one br br as when pregnant br now made into two. br br I see my wife’s smile br transposed note for note br br into my child’s br smile br br as if strings had given way br to a gleeful glockenspiel. br br I gaze br at my wife’s lovely face br br decanted into our br little girl br br like I was br looking at my wife br br when she was a little girl br br or if I could view br my little girl br br as the woman she would br become br . br Even Time br seems amazed at them. br br I kiss softly br (ever so softly) . br br the top of br their curls br br laugh br br as two pairs of eyes br open...gaze br br amazed into mine. br br br “Darling! ” whispers the one. br br br “Daddy! ” shouts the other.