Ultrasound

The Ultrasound

At first I can‘t tell what I’m seeing—
Blurs of black and white, shapes and shadows.

Then it emerges—

A baby, my first grandchild.

I see the head and torso.
I can count the bones of the spine.
He or she is beautiful beyond belief!

Oddly, the left arm is raised up

As if to throw a tight-breaking slider,
About 88 miles an hour.

Of course I could be mistaken—
But right now this looks like a left-handed pitcher!

(April 7, 2010)