One of my earlier poems. This one is for my oldest granddaughter. She is a sophomore and I wrote this after watching her a concert with the Wichita Youth Symphony. Am I proud?
To Bethany
Larry R. Linville
Peek-a-boo, I see you
Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake baker man
Playing games and watching you laugh
Laughing, laughing until the hiccups begin
Pushing you in your swing
Watching you with your learning wheels
Softball, soccer, basketball, and band
There’s always the laughter but I don’t hear hiccups anymore
As I watch you in high school performance
Performing with the best in the state
Your training wheels are no longer needed
Pat-a-cake would be too childish these days
My pride at what you have become overwhelms me
My emotions flood
At one moment wanting to play peek-a-boo
Carry that little child again
The next moment I see not only the accomplished youth
But I see the potential of what you will become
Old memories are great
Present reality is so wonderful
The future – a treasure yet to be opened.
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
All rights reserved. Larry Linville has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.
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- Larry Linville
- Retired United Methodist Pastor in the Kansas City, MO. area. I am serving at Paradise United Methodist Church with another retired pastor. Police Chaplain. Novice poet. Ventriquolist.(you dummy!) Student of Puns. St. Louis Cardinal die-hard fan. KC Chiefs fan. (can't help it).
3 comments:
A granddaughter in high school----my my.
She will appreciate this poem
I have already shared it with her and she did appreciate it. I will be sharing the poem for my other granddaughter. You know -- if you write about one --......
I'm lucky to have both of them.
You're lucky to have them where you can see them from time to time.
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