'Not flesh of
my flesh, nor bone of my bone, But still miraculously My own. Never
forget For a single minute: You didn't grow under my heart, but in
it.'
Fleur Conkling
was an author of songs, stories, poetry, magazine articles and
children's books including the Bingity-Bangity School Bus, Billy
Between and The Brave Little Duck.
This poem,
however, which has gained great currency, is perhaps her most well
known verse, though few may realize her authorship of it. Known
variously as The Adoption Creed, The Answer to an Adopted Child,
and In My Heart, it was published in the Saturday Evening Post in
1952. As a beautifullly phrased exploration of unique emotional
bond, it became a most special poem for parents and children
alike.
This poem has
been simply engraved on an irregular tactile disc form, which can
be worn as a necklace or kept as a touchstone for pocket, purse or
key chain. Sterling Silver touchtone and an adjustable sterling
silver chain 15" - 17 1/2".
