Emily

[Delta40]

I remember
when you were young
with matted fluffy
puppy faced slippers
that made you list
you still stumbled around
awkward, yet with no fear
even when your feet
got tangled
in your too long
green dressing gown
you would land any which way
your mouth in an 'o'
your eyes wide
sapphire blue in their wonder
of the laws of gravity
when you could barely
form the word 'Mum'
your spirit sparkled like
the brightest of diamonds,
sun, stars
my heart beat strong
in your enormous light
your kissable chubby cheeks
stained with child glee
as I squeezed you close
you gurgled the laughter
of all of God's children

[Jerrybaldy]

A beautiful study in the love of a child ( through a parents eyes?)
Oh so fleeting, but long remembered in your heart and your mind's eye.
Reminded me of my daughters. lovely memories.

[dafydd manton]

And me of mine.......... A child's love is so innocent and special! Thanks, so much!

[Maryd.]

As a parent Delta, I am truly captured by this one... Well done my dear.

[Delta40]

thanks everyone. i was reading the oxford dictionary of nursery rhymes in bed lastnight and I dreamed of both my girls when they were small. sigh...

[Maryd.]

Aww... Intervention... Group hug for Delta....:grouphug:

[Delta40]

lol. that's sweet of you!

[Bar22do]

What a sparkling language and verse, so vivid an imagery, sharp and - goood. All said in a breath: of love.

(if I may, I'd only lose L2, or say "when you were little" instead of "young", for 1/we understand she was from the brilliant description you offer us, 2/she's still young, I'm sure!)

A wonderful poem, kudos, Delta.

Bar

[Maryd.]

And another... Because you are you...:grouphug:

[Delta40]

you're bringing tears to my eyes

[Maryd.]

A friend is in need of comfort... Don't cry... Your friends are here. Mwah... Mwah... Mwah.... golly all this affection is really tiring.
Wipes brow

[Delta40]

it, it isn't that! sob sob. You should see her now. Dyed Jet black hair and red freckles DO NOT go well together!

[Maryd.]

it, it isn't that! sob sob. You should see her now. Dyed Jet black hair and red freckles DO NOT go well together!

Well what to do... We have to be there for them... Jet black hair or not. Hang in there dear. She's from good peoples. How old is she?

[Delta40]

lol. I'm really laughing inside. she is beautiful no matter what! 18 and a late bloomer so I sorta feel I'm dealing with a recalcitrant 15 yo

[Jerrybaldy]

recalcitrant?? ten to one and you got me googling definitions. ah. rebelious to authority. wipes a Delta tear anyways. :)

[Maryd.]

lol. I'm really laughing inside. she is beautiful no matter what! 18 and a late bloomer so I sorta feel I'm dealing with a recalcitrant 15 yo

You're lucky, I have a 14year old going on 30...

[dafydd manton]

Don't worry, Girls of Oz. My eldest daughter, now 33 (and yes, I do feel old) went all Goth, got married in black, black finger nails, the lot. She even wanted a black wedding cake, which her Mother refused. However, she she's apparently turned out quite normal - well, except for the profusion of tattoes, that is. Oh well!

[hillwalker]

Great poem, and great commentary guys and gals.

Daf, you gave me a laugh - me picturing 'her mother' now apparently turning out quite normal, apart from the tattoos :-)

[PrinceMyshkin]

I loved the whole of this loving poem and, of course, those splendid last two lines.

[dafydd manton]

Great poem, and great commentary guys and gals.

Daf, you gave me a laugh - me picturing 'her mother' now apparently turning out quite normal, apart from the tattoos :-)

Don't laugh too soon. Mother, as well as being a great exponent of Broomstick Aviation, has a huge great rose tattoed on her upper arm (where there is ample space), but it a rose that no horticuluralist would recognise. Could be a Dahlia, I suppose...............:smile5::rolleyes: