My Daughter and I

We have a lot of fun

My little daughter and I

Playing in the shade or the sun    

Playing when it is raining or dry

When it is a nice day

We may go out for a walk

When it is too hot to play

We just sit on the swing and talk

We may talk of Winnie the Pooh

Of Tigger, Piglet, Kanga and Roo

But since she is only two

I’m not sure if I am getting through

I have so many plans and ideas

For her when she is older

But tell myself to have no bias

Freedom might be my best gift to her

To make her own decisions

Her own choices, her own mistakes

To learn her own lessons

And experience her triumphs

But to be there when she needs us

Not to give advice but to be supportive

And to give her all of our trust

Because her happiness is our highest priority

I want to be there for every success

She will ever want to celebrate

And hope that she will want to share with us

All the things she finds great

But meanwhile we have a lot of fun

My little daughter and I

Talking on the swing, playing in the sun

Leaving thoughts of the future on the by.

The Colors Of Fall

Fall is a lovely season
And with a good reason
Because it is the time of the year
When fall colors are here!
Gold and russet and earthy brown
Shimmering like a beautiful sundown
Yellow and auburn and red leaves
Like the beauty a sunrise weaves
With pink and mauve the leaves are plush
Looking like a pretty woman’s blush
The many myriad shades of green
Colors that are never else seen
When the leaves fall to the ground
They make a little swishing sound
And form a carpet under the trees
Stirring when there’s a gentle breeze.
Beauty of this kind is rare
And makes you want to stare and stare
Painters have tried to hold it on canvas
And poets have tried to put it in words
But no one has ever been able to achieve
The beauty that little leaf
So charmingly portrays
In its life’s last few days!
For it is a matter of great irony
One that never fails to shake me
These leaves are actually dying
And it makes me feel like crying.