My Doll Mom by Luo Qianxuan translated by Lan Xin（Lanxin Samei）

Luo Qianxuan (b.2014) is the 19th-generation inheritor of the UN-recognized World Memory Heritage Dongba Culture, an emerging young Chinese writer and poet, and the young protagonist in Baby Arrives, a bestseller by internationally renowned writer Lan Xin.

Born into a scholarly family with a profound Dongba cultural heritage, she has been immersed in the millennia-old Dongba cultural context since childhood. Her works, including Love in My Eyes and the If Kitten Qiuqiu Could Talk series, have been published at the national level and won first prizes. Her original paintings have been officially adopted as the cover and all interior illustrations for You Will Eventually Shine Brilliantly, a new book by Lan Xin, earning wide recognition for her artistic attainments in fine art.

Endowed with diverse artistic talents, she is a world teen supermodel who has won multiple global championships. Her fine art works have claimed the Gold Award at UNESCO-affiliated international art exhibitions, been exhibited and published at the Louvre in France. Proficient in various dance styles and active in film and television, she has amassed a total of 40 gold awards and numerous major honors by the age of 11. Rooted in cultural inheritance, she showcases the vibrant charm of young Eastern talents with her versatile abilities.

My Doll Mom

Poem by Luo Qianxuan

Translated by Lan Xin（Lanxin Samei）

My dearest Mom

When you are not by my side

The doll you gave me

Becomes my only longing

It carries your kiss from the day you left

Holds the warmth of your gentle touch

Keeps the love in your affectionate gaze

In this moment, it is Mom

It must be my “Mom”

By day, I hold “Mom” tightly

Afraid of losing her even for a second

Just as you always hold me gently

In your arms each day

Protecting me from any harm

At mealtime

I look at “Mom” as I eat

As if I see your warm, expecting eyes

I will eat well

So you will not worry

At bedtime

I let “Mom” rest in my arms

Cheek to cheek, softly

And carefully tuck her in with a blanket

Just as you lie beside me

Tucking me in again and again at midnight

On cold nights

I fear “Mom” will catch cold

I breathe warm air onto her little hands

And cup her icy feet in my palms

I dare not breathe too hard

Afraid of waking “Mom”

You work so hard every day

I want to let “Mom” sleep a little longer

Just as you always watch over me quietly

Letting me sleep sweetly in your loving gaze

My dearest Mom

You brought me into this world

You said you wanted to give me

The best of the whole world

But do you know —

You are my whole world

You are my most beautiful world

The farthest distance on earth

Is the distance between you and me

The longest time in the world

Is every second spent apart from you

Even if there are thousands of lights shining far and wide

Only where Mom is

Is my home

Where Mom is

Is my happiest home!