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[written for and dedicated to my oldest, Emily Elizabeth Hankins, and published in my first poetry chapbook, "The Lady in the Pink Hat," Candor Press, 1969.]

Her star shines bright Above the rest She is my child She is my best, of All that I could give Her blood and being She has shared With a world fleeing Mediocrity.

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Kenneth Cheney

Date: 5/26/2021 11:37:00 AM

Thank you for sharing this. It is heartwarming as a father to have daughter's who "shine bright" and live a life above mediocrity.

L Milton Hankins
Date: 5/26/2021 12:25:00 PM

Thanks for your read and your comment, Gary. This poem was written when she was just a little girl. Now, her daughter has made me a great-grandfather twice!