Blessings to you all!! I just want to tell everyone who have shared their thoughts and poetry here how brave and beautiful you are. Myself, I am fairly shy and have only shared my poetry to a very few friends, but you all have inspired me to be brave too. I am sure that I don't have the eloquent heights ... You all amaze me.
I just wanted to tell RAINBOW...when she comes around... so FUNNY!! I knew from reading your previous postings that you were part Native American. I came across this thread and Budding Poets II this morning and almost fell off my CHAIR!! I am one quarter Native American...OTTAWA!!! *woo woo* for odd coinkydinks!!

OK, deep breath !!

To Darienne, of her 1st Year

To my sweetest inspiration
I owe my life
You drive me to better myself
only for you
You inspire all of my
deepest admirations
and push me to lengths
I swore I would never go
I sit pensive
You yell and bully
And loudly expound
On your beliefs
I know not what
you say
but I emphatically
Understand that you
Must always
Make your stand
And for this I respect my daughter
I kiss your sticky,
dirty little face
you reach out
and grasp desperately
for that which
will comfort you
I walk into the room;
you smile
And for this I love deeply my daughter.
I give thanks
every day
for the most
beautiful gift
life has given
me. Sunshine
For this, I revere my Goddess, and would give my life for my daughter.

Love to you,
Strength to you, Darienne

Written 1 May 1993

Darienne Rae Heilman was born 25th April 1992
A beautiful little taurus with curly hair and
amazing blue eyes. She has been a joy and an
inspiration to me ever since...I am SO in love with you my darling girl!!

Blessings for allowing me to share my
sentimentality with all !!
Gali