What do I wish for
my daughter
on her eleventh
birthday? Continue reading
Tag Archives: daughter
Rare Unicorn Sighting
To my daughter,
dazzling as a unicorn,
ten just now,
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A Daughter’s Smile
Fragrance Fandango
cherry-petal pink
lilacs tease green hearts,
kissing and telling Continue reading
The Color of Teachers
The color of daughters
is spring pink,
a color to open a bud
in the hardest heart. Continue reading
To a Daughter
Wild mornings, wild afternoons!
If I am with you
your face alight
your laugh in my hair Continue reading
Big Boots, Little Boots
my daughter’s boots
snugged beside her daddy’s,
new footsteps following
Note: Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition by the Daily Post.
Goodnight, Children
Sleep, gentle daughter of the moon and stars. Continue reading
Fairy Princess Shinobu and the Samurai Rats
Once upon a time, there was a very angry fairy princess. Her mother was Queen Red Leaf. Her court lived in a Japanese maple beside a small lantern in the Azalea Garden. Her mother was warring with the samurai rats living under the Bridge of Singing Water. She had allied with the Orange Blossom fairies. The fairies of both courts encircled the Wren Palace.