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for aziz and jamal

there’s nothing that compares with the love I have for both of you
you’re precious, beautiful and you burst with affection
I look down at your shining eyes and cute expectant faces
demanding the treasures of learning to fill the corners of your childhood places
I’m in awe when I see you make your first discoveries
I’m filled with mirth brought on by first pronunciations
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, so honoured to be the mother of the both of you

I watch you grow too fast, you’re my babies still
the time will come too soon when innocence has had its fill
you each have different ways, you’ve gertrude’s smile, you’ve michael’s agility
who knows from where you both acquired that certain stubborn streak?
through you I can relive some of the moments of my youth
I’m astonished at the ease my mother’s words come tumbling out from me
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, so honoured to be the mother of the both of you

I promise to try my best, show patience and be nurturing
hope I’ve learned from errors made in the course of my upbringing
want to protect you from life’s harms for as long as I am able
I shall fight for your right to good health
and a safe and glowing future
the forces of life and living and learning and loving are formidable
the songs you sing, the laughter you bring, makes life so wonderful
and I thank you for your love for me
my love to you is unconditional
I’m so proud, I cannot believe I’m the mother of the both of you
the mother of the both of you

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from Perri and Neil - Then, released April 4, 2012
Composed by Perri Alleyne-Hughes

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Neil Campbell Liverpool, UK

Liverpool composer and multi-instrumentalist.

‘One of the best acoustic guitar players of our time’ - Jon Neudorf, Sea of Tranquility

“Neil Campbell remains one the U.K.’s shamefully undiscovered contemporary composers, and I for one hope a larger audience awaits him soon” - Bob Mulvey, TPA

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