Little Long-Legs
Little Long-Legs
by Amy Swanson
Running to me
with big hugs
and even bigger brown eyes
smile full of mischief
arms thrown around my neck
--- almost choking me!---
*smile*
"I love you Mommy!"
my little "Long-Legs"
how fast you have grown.
Almost as tall
as your short mama
*but then that wouldn't take much*
--wink!--
I smile
remembering a time
when my little Long-Legs
... my long-legged girl...
had little bitty
short legs
just learning how to toddle around the house
(falling over!)
crawling faster than I could walk
running to keep up with her...!...
purple baby food plums smeared across a happy smiling mouth
full of giggles
and smiles
with no idea how cruel this world can be;
pure innocence.
Pure contentment.
Oh how time flies.
She's nine next week
birthday princess
toddler toys long gone;
she wants a bike
so she can ride like the wind --
already the taste of freedom in her mouth
already the feel of freedom in her spirit
another step...
away from me.
But she knows
I will always
*and, somehow, forever*
watch over my little girl
even when she is no longer little.
She smiles at me
teeth slightly crooked
hair brushed all by herself
and asks "Do you like my style?"
already planning her fashion agenda
like every "big girl" does.
My almost-nine year old girl
born on lucky clover day
March 17th, 2000
the day she changed my life
*my world*
so grown up, so soon...
and I know more is on the way.
What I don't know
is how this mother's heart will fare
when one day she leaves.
You make my life complete
sunshine girl
full of tickles and giggles
I love you so,
my little Long-Legs.
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