To My Daughter

I nearly lost her in a car accident a couple of years ago, so now she's even more precious! You are so beautiful - Your green eyes nestle below dark lashes as you view the world with youthful vision. You are so beautiful - as you light up the room with your entrance and entrance its occupants with your smile. You are so beautiful - deliciously scatty flying in and out of our home and our hearts with energetic vivacity. You are so beautiful - your capacity of embracing opportunity and success is unsurpassed and touching. You are so beautiful - you still get childishly excited by the snow: your voice aglow as you tell me on the 'phone, 'it snowed!' You are so beautiful - even when you annoy me and we shout I love you more than life itself, for you are mine. You are so beautiful - silent tears as I write this, but they are proud, loving tears, tears because you truly are My beautiful daughter.