6 ¾
A
tiny thumb creeps in
A
pink blanket held tight
A
baby still
---through
squeezed eyes
Daylight—
Mommy remember to
Tie your shoe
Wash your hands
Pick me up
Drive carefully
Take care of me
As
if I would forget
Matching
socks to a
Bright
pink dress
Face
glitter
Hair
just so
No—don’t
take a picture!
6 ¾
today—“I don’t
look
my best.”
Learning
Fractions
Multiplication
Money
Time
Why does time go so
fast, mommy?
Sunday
night tears-- for soon I will be 7.
rta
5/2000
Gentle
Diva
Thirteen
in Between
Walks
with Beauty Like a Queen
Silly
Socks; And Flowing Locks
Time
is passing: Ticks and Tocks
Singing,
Chortling, Telling Stories
Shopping,
Chuckling, Morning “Hurries”
Brilliant
Sunshine in the Dark
Friendships
Glowing with a Spark
Music,
Drama, Spirit Free
She is Then and Now; She will be
rta 12/13/2006
Little Princess Turns 16!!!
In a stunning somersault
through the warp of time, Little Princess danced, kicked, plied and sprinted
directly from the age of 6 to the age of 16 in a matter of minutes, leaving Big
Mama and Thomie Gee standing, mouths agape and eyes popping out, at the amazing
sight.
“It was like this
incredible, gorgeous, sparkly blue streak going by” said Big Mama. “Little
Princess flew by fast, singing and babbling and laughing and growing more and
more beautiful—and she did it all in rings and things and fine array”
It seems she has paused for
a moment to bask in the glory and sweetness of sweet sixteen. There was another
brief pause for a Bat Mitzvah, but that was about 5 minutes ago.
“It’s a wild ride” laughed
Big Mama “and I love it!”
rta
7/2009
My Little Family
My family makes me laugh:
I laugh diamond tears that run from my eyes and
make me the richest woman in the world
My family makes me mad:
I stamp my feet like Rumplestiltskin and fall
through the earth and travel through black holes and I am scared.
My family makes me worry:
Because
I am so good at it
My family teaches me
to be flexible, to listen, to let go, to be
thankful
My family stretches my heart and sometimes I
think it will break
when
we are far apart.
But
it stretches throughout the universe
And
it will never break…
My family taught me
that it is good to be alive and ok to be human.
rta
2/2011
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