My Sunshine

I awoke de-ar, one night from dream-ing found twenty ye-ars, had slipped me b-y All that ti-me, I'd been for-saken with each gray ha-ir, there came a si-gh

My granddaughter Payton last week on the deck.
These are all 24' by 18" canvases done in graphite pencil. I drew this picture last week after playing with her.

When a young ma-n, you were a twin-kle

within the e-ye, of a dream one da-y

I laughed each ti-me, I thought of yo-u

wondering just wha-t, you might sa-y

 

I awoke de-ar, one night from dream-ing

found twenty ye-ars, had slipped me b-y

All that ti-me, I'd felt for-saken

each new gray ha-ir, there came a si-gh

 

It took what se-emed, but mom-ents

as I held yo-u, I was that ma-n

The one who-'d, left me long a-go

had come ba-ck,within me a-gain

 

Just one look de-ar, was all I nee-ded

to know you we-re, the girl I sa-w

The dream I wo-uld, always trea-sure

with the fir-st, of your words Pa-pa

 

The night no lo-nger, haunts m-e

with dreams of what ma-y, not come tru-e

Now each da-y, a new ad-venture

since life li-t, my world with yo-u

 

Tate

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Reviews

[~ Czarina Iris ~]

This is absolutely beautiful Tate, it melted my heart. It really brings me back to when I was little, how wonderful everything was. I can even remember my mother singing this song to me before bed or when I was scared.
Thank you for sharing this piece and thank you for bringing back such precious memories.

[Anna]

Uplifting, this is an amazing piece!

[saunved]

Loved the sketch and the write both equally, sir!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Beautiful..like the lady said. This was my mother and dad's favorite song incidently. The words, "You Are My Sunshine" are engraved on their headstone.

[Acron 4]

I saw my granddaughter graduate from Texas state University this last weekend. She writes; like me, I think she writes better. She is simply amazing. I as well have a grandson who just achieved the Deans Scholarship at St. Johns University in Austin Texas, he will start in the fall, not that I'm bragging or anything. They use to crawl up in my lap when they were little and say read to us poppy. If I read " The Three Bears" once I read it Ten Thousand times, and If I missed a word that wasn't in the book, I heard about it from them both. Your poem brought all that back..... Thank you so much sir, It sounds as if we are both very very fortunate men. Thank you so much for a wonderful read, and as well for sharing .

[Poetic Justice]

ahhh..Tate..you haven't lost your touch..stunning..and creamy!! Papa Tate has a ring to it. :)

[Helena]

I'm 'tearing' up here Tate.....this was sooo beautiful, heartfelt and sincere. Thank you for this 'gem'. Goes into my library favorites for sure.

The sketching is brilliant, you are quite a talented man!

[cynthiabuhainbaello]

Wonderful, touching, reminiscent reflections of the process of parenthood, so well conveyed in this poetic tribute to your granddaughter. Really she is your sunshine!

[Katrina Mckeown]

Beautiful, a well captured and penned peice. :)

[TL Boehm]

beautiful and the sketch is wonderful as well.

[SuicidePact.]

Gorgeous!