Letter To My Daughter

LETTER TO MY DAUGHTER In case I never get a chance to say this, I want to catch it in this poem and not miss The chance to say what you mean to me. Don’t tell those two boys, but we Both know I always wanted a daughter In preference to a son, though I oughter Say, of course, you’re all my favourites. Of course, every dad always overrates, But you are special in my eyes. Something about the way you’re wise To always be feminine but keep A few boyish traits as well, like a leap Now and then into a radical sense of humour. And you’re not a doom-and-gloomer But a positive bouncy spirit, And a laid-back attitude to life with it, And, Helen, to be truthful This is always going to be useful . Throughout your busy life, Whether welder, weather-girl, or wife, Remember to keep this combination: You’ll always be loved in admiration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entered in Debbie Guzzi's Contest Tell us of Women