Zuha, My Daughter

My love, my life, my heaven on earth Oh, the joyous feeling at your birth A smile that reached into my heart Just calling me to play my part Gently swaying in my arms Your dainty form, so smooth and calm Shining eyes, like diamante Soft as snow on a wintery day The little curls brushing your face Beauty matched with childish grace And then you made those crooning sounds Like a summer breeze just dancing around Holding you tight, so close to me I knew that you would always be My refuge, my escape to a place so fine A return to innocence and godliness divine When I first laid my eyes on you T'was as if a million dreams came true Like the rarest of gems, a gorgeous pearl Six years on, you're still daddy's girl Knowing then as I do now That you and I are tied somehow Your pain would pierce me to my soul Your joy would make me dance and roll I know not what the future holds But this I know if truth be told In years you'll need me less and less But you I'll crave till I'm laid to rest