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She is good

She is kind

She is strong

She perseveres

She is so very loyal

She has the face, the eyes, the demeanor of a storybook peasant about to become princess

She is royal

It’s too easy to say beautiful

She is good

She is true

She’s a woman

And not afraid to be.

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O what a sight!

Thank You God!

Let me click the shutter of my eyes

Seal the image in my heart and mind

My soul expands

My little girl grows in wisdom

They are becoming friends

What else can a father ask?

She plays with scissors

She cuts out shapes

She arranges figures

Signs and symbols dance in her head

The cosmos a playground

Kindness a bench

The place between my arm and side

Her resting place.

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He is tender

Incredibly soft

But not weak

Powerful in posture and prayer.

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Howard Hain   Sept. 23  2018