We travel the world
She and I
Her bed is a vessel
That can sail or fly
We swim with mermaids
And walk on the moon
We are the sailors
Of a magic pontoon
We march out of Egypt
‘neath Moses command
We race on the beaches
Of tropical sand
We eat at the King’s table
Or sleep in a box
With the three little bears
We meet Goldilocks
We are the cowboys
The ruffians, the queen
We pick grapes in Sicily
Rove Ireland’s greens
We shiver with pioneers
And suffer their woes
We live in a palace
And wear the queen’s clothes
We brave the storms
And the pirates at sea
We swing from the stars
And land in Chile
We cry with the orphans
Sing with the Von Trapps
We explore with Tom Sawyer
In an acorn, take naps
And we simply can’t wait
For our next thrilling trip
To the past or the future
On our white, linen ship
As we travel the world
From our cozy, warm nook
A mother, a girl
And a story-book
Janet~
Janet, this is beautiful. Your daughter is blessed to be with you. It flows with love. Brava!
ReplyDeleteOh how neat, because as a guy who likes to have his nose in a book, I sure can relate. I love to read when I can. I would probably read more, but I have a thing for balance in all things. I am so amazed and in wonderment at how prolific you are. I hope that comes across right. :-) The constant, rich & fruitful expressing of life in poetry, as only you can do. I’ll stop there, and pull on the reins. I’m willing to bet you are just as humble as you are a creative woman. Blessings from God, through Jesus, in union with the Holy Spirit. Au-revoir.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, you are very kind. Yes, reading with my children is one of my dearest joys.
ReplyDeleteVictor, I really appreciate your kind encouragement. I have a thing for balance also, and I don't believe in 'bargaining' with God, but I have prayed that He teaches me how to balance so He is gracious and lets me write them in quite short order, if I wait until they are ready to be spilled. I will admit though that it does take time. Right now I am at home 99% of the time so I am thankful for this out-let and my only reason for sharing is with a prayer that others will be blessed and inspired by their visit.
ReplyDeleteYour very welcome. Poetry & pictures are a blessing and inspirational, which is why I follow. I like blogs on poetry, antiquing, and such. God bless :-)
ReplyDeleteThank-you again. You are very kind.
ReplyDeleteMay He bless your path in life...
Lovely post Sis!!1
ReplyDeleteI can so relate.
I love watching my girls being transported away to that place in the story....
it is the best...thank-you.
ReplyDeleteThose bedtime stories are the begining of a lifelong love of reading. If only every parent took the time.
ReplyDeleteMike, for some of them it took a little while but eventually the all gained a love for reading.
ReplyDeleteThank-you.