Lioness Love
A poem for Jaidynn
it seems like yesterday, I was holding
you up to the sky, above my head,
listening to your giggling gurgles,
then bringing you back down
to me, the look of complete satisfaction
planted on your infant face.
you were a lightning bolt of energy,
an independent force who learned
quickly how to move around
in our crazy world and now, at age
6 . . . I feel like I’m losing you.
a trip to the park becomes bonding time
your GiGi says we need and I walk
with you, your hand in mine, as we sway
them in the summer breeze.
you are a gymnast — bending and flexing
your way through obstacles, nothing fazes
you — nothing stops you.
I wish I had your courage— did I ever?
a Leo in a land of lions, you are
inquisitive with just the right amount
of curiosity trailing every question and
I hope I have shared the best answers
with you, my love.
these days are passing us by
quicker than I can count them and
I pray I am not missing…
