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Dangerous, courageous,

My lovely little girl,

 

A tough one, a rough one,

Strength in every curl,

 

Never mad, never sad,

But plots a secret scheme,

 

Shy away, I tell you,

From those dark eyes’ laser beam.

 

Did you know she sees through us,

Who stumble, fail and fall?

 

She knows full well to get to me,

To her my heart’s in thrall.

 

A neat girl, a sweet girl

That she’ll never be.

 

Not for her obedience

Suppressing every need,

 

No more than twelve but prescient

She knows where that could lead.

 

But



Believing me fast sleeping,

Unseen in her good deed,

 

She tucks me in lest I catch cold,

Tending to my need.

 

The soft side, the sweet side

She keeps them both at bay.

 

It’s true, I know, that outwardly

it may not look that way


But for the fact I was awake

I'm thankful every day
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Wolf Avatar
October 17, 2020 at 8:26 PM
Captures the different sides of a precocious girl so well. Resonates so well. A FAVE for me. Thank you, Tansy.
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October 18, 2020 at 7:41 AM
Thank you I was hoping to capture her unique character
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October 13, 2020 at 1:24 AM
You do meter well, something I struggle with and to be honest, do not have time to perfect.. Your daughter seems like a lovely girl with the whole world at her feet... Such a beautiful dedication.. You are a wonderful mum and that shows through your love for your daughter...
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October 13, 2020 at 5:36 AM
What is lone dog? I'm not sure how anyone can copy meter....
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October 13, 2020 at 3:46 AM
I shamlessles copied the meter from lone dog a childhoulf favorite. In my defense 2 illustrious poets here recommended I do exactly that in order to learn. Thank you, you're right she may not be with me but I see ber
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