The Music of Silence
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This poem was inspired by my granddaughter who is autistic. Although she has the love and support of both her parents, there are many special children being raised by a single parent. Where love and involvement abound, there is no limit to what any child can be.
Her world is silent and so is her music
but she dances as if all can hear.
Sometimes I join in to take part in her joy,
no matter how strange we appear.
She's only three and the love of my life,
my princess, my reason for living.
Her mother left me soon after birth
with a gift that keeps on giving.
I couldn't imagine life without her;
indeed, it would be empty and dull.
The music she hears playing in her head,
I, too, hear and it makes my heart full.
So, we will dance through our lives together,
because daddy will always be near.
No worries, just learning new steps
to the music that only we hear.
October 1, 2015
Copyright © Jan Terry | Year Posted 2015
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