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rwood
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since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793
Tennessee

0 posted 2000-03-07 10:33 PM


She is beautiful
I don't compare
With skin like fresh peaches
And golden spun hair

Large brown eyes
Deepset and sincere
Her brow is strong
Her feelings are clear

Her nose is softly sloping
It adds sweetness to her face
When she smiles it crinkles
With childlike grace

Her lips are Betty Boop's
Full and blushed red
I find myself checking
If it's lipstick instead

Her ears are little
Like tiny seashells
Sometimes she wears trinkets
Sometimes she wears pearls

She likes butterflies
Dolphins in the sea
She laughs at most anything
She is stronger than me

Smart and stubborn
She gives quite a glare
She can hold me prisoner
With her willfull stare

She is tall and healthy
Like a large cupie doll
It won't be long
Her clothes will be too small

She always has the right words
And is compassionate and kind
When it comes to giving
She's first in line

She compairs our feet
Our legs, our hands
Trying to find something
From which her anatomy descends

Dancing and Playing
Singing sweet songs
Running like wildfire
All the day long

She is beautiful
She takes my breath away
I'm sorry you don't know her
Since you left that day

She is the best part
Of you and I
She is the watercolors
Of my life

She remembers you
She has your eyes
But you chose to go
And find a new life

So many suffer
The loss and the pain
But she has a father
And she knows his name

I like my mother
And her mother before her
Passed down the inheritance
Of spirit of the Lord

He gave me a gift
And she brings me hope
I'm good for something
She tells me so

One day we'll answer him
I realize
But how can I tell him
I apologize?


She is beautiful
Even on the inside....



© Copyright 2000 Regina Wood - All Rights Reserved
Alle'cram
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since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816
Texas
1 posted 2000-03-07 11:07 PM


Hi rwood, This is a beautiful poem from a special person about someone very special in your life and the life of another. Very very
well done and so beautiful and heartfelt.
Marcy

ellie LeJeune
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since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156
King of Prussia, PA USA
2 posted 2000-03-08 01:28 AM


Dear R; this is a beautiful poem and I enjoyed reading it so much. thank you, Ellie

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WhtDove
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245
Illinois
3 posted 2000-03-08 10:43 AM


Beautiful! Sounds like the love to a child?  But what's got me hanging is why apology?  What's to be sorry for?  One aspect is either speaking of her earthly father, or the heavenly one.  Sorry if I misinterpreted this, but I'm left wondering.
sandgrain
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA
4 posted 2000-03-08 12:56 PM


Oh how beautifully you describe God making something so wonderful from something ugly.  You obviously have a deep love of our Lord, which carries through to your daughter, as you see all the beauty in her rather than your disappointment.  We can be genuinely sorry for our sin while still praising our Lord for the outcome He's brought.
rwood
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since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793
Tennessee
5 posted 2000-03-08 06:51 PM


That's exactly what I feel in this Sandgrain. Broken homes, sometimes by no fault of your own...still makes you feel you don't measure up to what God's plan is. Especially when your little one looks up to you and asks why..and you don't have the answer. The outcome...however in God's grace can still be beautiful. I'm sorry for anything that brings pain to someone I love. But I can't be sorry for loving them. Thanks for all of your comments! I hope this clears things up.
Sincerely,
Rwood

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554

6 posted 2000-03-08 07:14 PM


this poem is so beautiful and touches me deeply...I know what this feels like, growing up in a divorce...but no one ever said they were sorry...this is a testiment to you love and understanding of your children.very nice.
take care, janet marie

Larry C
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Member Patricius
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286
United States
7 posted 2001-12-13 01:44 AM


Regina,
A couple of things. Couldn't help but compare the poem to your picture. Wow, if you don't compare then I am speechless about your daughter.

But to the depth of the poem...what a wonderful mother's love you express here. And how magnanimus your heart that your daughter would still inherit from you a respect for her father inspite of his choices.

God has blessed your heart and your life and it shows. Loved this through and through. Another keeper. Still exploring...

The past is history and the future is a mystery, but today is a gift and that is why it is the present!

Opeth
Senior Member
since 2001-12-13
Posts 1543
The Ravines
8 posted 2001-12-13 12:30 PM


Upon reading this, I felt the same as another reader...why apologize? But after reading your explanation, I understood what you meant. Excellent write, I thought.

Opeth


rwood
Member Elite
since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793
Tennessee
9 posted 2001-12-14 06:56 AM


Thank you Larry. I appreciate you very much. Yes..I am very blessed. Many wonders he has done for me. And many tiny things too. Thank you again!  

Opeth: Thank you kindly for reading and finding that connection. Very grateful!  

Sincerely,
Regina

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