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"Paper
Kisses"
As I opened up the envelope
my daughter handed me,
She said she had a letter
that she wanted me to see.
As I tore into the sticky flap
her eyes grew big and wide,
for only she could know for sure
what was safely tucked inside.
I took the paper from within
what could she have written me,
Mostly scribbles I was sure
for she was only three.
Then what I saw was... nothing
both sides of it were blank,
"What is this?" I asked of her
when my heart had slowly sank.
"I put kisses on it mommy
I kissed the en'lope too,
No matter where you are each day
I will always be with you."
No words could ever speak so loud
from my darling little princess,
One single page so full of love
sealed up in paper kisses.
"Language of Love"
To offer a thought
to a thinker
of knowledge,
To learn what is sought
from a senior
in college.
To read from the words
of what poets
dream of,
Can nothing compare
to this language
of love.
"Reflections Of A Stranger"
She stands before
the looking glass,
her own
reflection there.
Eyes so empty
brown and dark
cornrows
entwined her hair.
Forgotten memories
of her past,
to think of thoughts
escape her,
Behind the face
forever lost,
reflections
of a stranger. |