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Posted by Denny on the Stampin & Scrappin Message board on November 19, 1998
Pretending ========== (Myra Cohn Livingston) When I put on my mother’s clothes It seems my age just grows and grows, And people think I’m quite sedate Instead of being only eight. When I dress up and curl my hair I think I could go anywhere, And be a lady at a ball And never tell my age at all. =========================================================== A Mirror For My Daughter ========================= (Enid Levinger Powell) When you were born I said, "A girl Like me." But your eyes and hair And skin took all their shades From your aunt and father; Your narrow Wrists and throat – your great-grandmother’s. I searched for years to find myself In you – some quirk of mind, some Gesture – none. Finally I gave up and looked Straight at you to discover Who this person is who isn’t Me. And you looked back alight with love And hope identical to my own. =========================================================== My Daughter ============ All the dreams I prayed you’d be Are all the things you are. You were once my little girl And now my shining star. ============================================================ Wedding Wish for my Daughter ============================ Beautiful child who lay in my arms Was it only yesterday? Diapers to pigtails, laughter and love Sweeping the years away Today your life will join as one With the man you will love forever And I know it is right... for I've seen the joy That the two of you share together Time's come... you're a woman I must say "goodbye" Let me hold you and kiss your soft curls On my face is a smile, but There are tears in my heart For you are still my little girl ============================================================ The Little Girls ================= Are these the little girls I carried, Are these my little ones at play: I don’t remember growing older, When did they? Wasn’t it only yesterday When they were small? Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years One season following another, Laden with happiness and tears =========================================================== My Daughter Grows Up ==================== Life is fleeting, years rush past.... and little girls grow up so fast! Let me take time out to be glad that mine's still here with me. And though I'm busy through the day, let me take time out to play... Let me take time out to smile, to linger with her for a while... To invite her under the table for tea and dress up silly as can be. Let me take time out to sing and dance and skip and twirl and swing... To splash in puddles when it rains and make her fancy daisy chains. Let me take time out to hear about the things that she holds dear. Let me tuck her in at night, hear her prayers, turn off the light. And for one more moment let me pray and thank God that we shared this day! |
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