Renee, going on two

she is all grown now, and has teenagers of her own, but we had a year together, just her and me...she was the first to open the door to my heart

my little attila-the-hunness came

across the margin of my vision ranges

she talks to herself and me the same

the symmetry of my life she changes

nose arun, feet asail

she surveys her land amazed

i stumble from the diaper pail

a little lost, a little dazed

i would not have you think me less

if my tones are not maternal

each moment of this time i bless

it has to do with things eternal

and as for you dear freedom's child

whose quick tears and sudden joy

alternate my seasons wild

while with my sentiments you toy

it is your rightful inclination

to test the limits of invention

my duty into this relation

will offer more than slight convention

so when the years have seasoned time

to make us who we learned to be

somewhere in your heart sublime

will live our secret memory

Reviews

[Gandré]

This made me cry, such a sweet compliment and recollection from father to daughter.. it moves, these quadruplets of warmth, a man entirely at peace with his spirituality. thank you.

[Ed Hart]

my daughter opened the first doorway into my heart...suddenly i was responsible, and the rays of caring sundered me

[Gandré]

I figured out that it was you.. so warm honest and real.

[Ken Simm.]

Been there, done that; had my heart wrenched but for the life of me could not write about it like this.

[Ed Hart]

not like a mother of course, but this experience of caring can soften a man, and allow him to participate in ongoingness of things

[Valentine]

Nothing like a little one to touch our hearts. Valentine

[Ed Hart]

touch and teach our hearts, yes

[1VJ]

Oh, you're an old softie at heart. Such a tender tribute to one who's captured such overwhelming affections.

[Ed Hart]

thank you for your warm thoughts

[Kelly Scheppers]

I just lost a little girl from my daycare. I had her since March until August, when her family moved to Texas. It broke my heart to let her go, for even in that short time, I truly fell in love with her charm and winsome delight. They really do take up a place within our hearts!

This is such a wonderful keepsake, Ed...thank you for sharing!

[Ed Hart]

i can feel your heart moving

[Adam Adams]

Kinda very rhythmic. memorial. & realistic write it is that speaks the youngness of your undinved love you made in throughout the gone years.

[Ed Hart]

thank you Adams for your thoughts

[boblakin]

That first line captures it all.

You're a lucky man to have such memories.


Boblakin

[Ed Hart]

thank you for your words Bob...it is good to have good fortune mixed in with the rest

[barleygirl]

This is one of the most original messages describing a beloved child! I love the various observations & how you state things in a fresh & delightful way. Your joy is showing. Nice poetry structure & sophisticated rhymes that don't feel like you're reaching for them one bit. The last stanza is the most original of all -- very thought-provoking!

[Ed Hart]

oh boy, oh boy, someone new...i'm glad you like it...in my multitude of memories, these are the ones that opened my heart...thank you

[Beccy]

Not a day goes by when I do not look with wonder on my child. He is ten in July, still testing the limits and I pray it will always be so.

I come back to this from time to time, it gives me great comfort.

Beccy.

[Ed Hart]

just like walmart, i love a return customer

[Bacchus]

I ask God to take pictures for me...
for things I want to capture and know- never forget.

I bet he took this one, video and all for you.
To view once again.

Til- then, this poem does a delightful job of sharing that with us.

[Ed Hart]

i like the way you pictured your thoughts here...very nice, thank you