Exquisite Bonds

For my daughter, a delightful treasure trove

A look from your beautiful naughty eyes,

Enchantingly bustling as blackberries,

So innocent and without any guise,

That it makes me anytime, so merry!

You are so teensy, tender and delicate,

Your facile fresh look at me, a fond caress.

You cast me as your solitary advocate,

In protecting you from any pain or distress.

I now have this happy but huge committal

To lead you safely, with the least ailment

As your courage at life, is virgin and brittle,

And can be lost, in just one dire moment

This one blessing from some god above,

Is a rosy fortune that enlightens my soul.

Shall eternally be nurtured with my love,

My heart happily bonded with this role.