Quarter of a Century Old today!

I’m wise, but she’s wiser

I’m strong, but she’s stronger

I’m frugal, but she has me beat there too

Twenty five years ago today

After a difficult labor of

Hemorrhaging, internal stitching

Pain beyond imagining

She was born

Each second after that

Was bliss, as I held her

The most contented mother

On the planet.

Not one day of regret

She filled a lifetime void,

taught me true love

  then grew up to be my best friend

She radiates loyalty, hope, and

Compassion

Generously she thinks of others

Always responsible and sensible

She follows her heart and intuition

And she cooks now too,

as though it is her true calling.

As she walks through the footsteps of life

Dragging bags of her parents dysfunction

She grasps on to her sensible nature,

gentle husband, sense of gratitude

And copes with panache

Each day I have learned something new

From that precious treasure

I call my daughter!

Happy Birthday Darling

You are a one of a kind

I love you beyond words

I hope you know that!