For Erika

I've known you only as a quiet child.
So many years in passing spoke your name,
And hearing it would bring a fleeting smile.
I've known you only as a quiet child.

You're now a wife, a mother; all this while
It took for me to stake a father's claim.
I've known you only as a quiet child;
So many years in passing spoke your name.

Author's Note

Still getting to know my daughter.

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~~ ohhhh... there's so much heart in your words... so much silence... and so much love... i hope you shared this beautiful piece with her...