I
There you are in your white dress
Marching in for all to see
A little taller than the rest
Incarnate joy and purity
Your father looking on with pride
As you come into your place
He’s reveling in this rising tide
Where you personify God’s grace
II
A few more weeks and you’ll be eight
We know we cannot hold back time
The World is coming soon or late
But I trust that you will be fine
Because I see your old man in you
The finest man I’ve ever known
A man that if he thought you needed help
Would give you everything he’d own
III
In fact he has god daughter dear
He’s given you all that he is
This is why I have no fear
For your image is his and His
I make to you this promise on your special day
To love you and support you as you grow into You
And as you navigate this world for one thing will I pray
When it gets tough you ask yourself “what would my Daddy do?”
To my goddaughter on the occasions of her First Communion and Eighth Birthday
May 4th, 2024
Categories:
goddaughter, best friend, birthday, family,
Form: Ode
My friend is queen of social media USA
Did you know….
Your goddaughter has lice?
Your mother is keeping a man on the side?
Your brother had peanut butter pancakes for lunch?
The queen spends eight to ten hours a day
Reading about what others had to eat
What restaurants they are visiting
Who they are having elicit relationships with
I am glad to not be part of this weird culture.
Categories:
goddaughter, technology,
Form: Free verse
Little girl, how you glow,
How much love you have, your never truly know.
As your godmother I promise, I will always help you grow,
Forever by your side,
That’s all you need to know.
My love with never dwindle,
My feelings will only grow,
For I promise you my little princess,
I will never let you go.
Spread your wings in this wide world, and follow all your dreams,
As this my darling is your time to really set them free.
Categories:
goddaughter, family, girl, love,
Form: Rhyme
My goddaughter searched
A sight on line found
Puppies from a farm
A short drive away
The puppies lined up
To see what to choose
Two females one male
A hard choice to make
She chose the male dog
My goddaughter has
One female and male cat
When they met the dog
The female greeted
The male ran upstairs
He was so angry
He hid in the room
His feelings hurt
The puppy was there
A puppy to to stay
Categories:
goddaughter, baby, cat, dog,
Form: Narrative
Kyrie eleison priest says
Water important and priest prays
At baptism, chants are incessant
Lord have mercy for those present
Child is beautiful, twelve months old
Godparents, traditions uphold
Undress child, it's fear transparent
Lord have mercy for those present
In font, oil added to water
Placed in water is goddaughter
Oil with water stings, unpleasant
Lord have mercy for those present
Three times child is immersed waist deep
Christ three days entombed for his sheep
In white sheet wrapped, light florescent.
Lord have mercy for those present
Contest Entry: A KYRIELLE ABOUT WATER
Sponsor: Kim Rodrigues
Date: 2022/08/17
Categories:
goddaughter, water,
Form: Kyrielle
The dolly mama —
heartbreak after heartbreak.
mama’s babies became their babies.
hers was buried in a tiny coffin, flowers in hole.
he had a name covered with dirt.
the other names, she holds as a bouquet,
petals, spilling like tears down her face.
drops muddy the ground
sprouting up other people’s kids
and a goddaughter, she loves to pieces.
identifying with the struggle of self,
she encourages and wraps her sensitive arms around
youth, not always pretty, sometimes uncouth,
but she holds hope in her heart
for those itty bitties.
her first attraction was to the stars
with their huge hair, sparkling teeth,
glamorous clothes, big personalities—
she let hers shine right out front,
being well endowed.
her crowd drew attention
but her loving nature grew and grew.
she’s a dolly through and through.
judgment belongs to God.
somehow i think Jesus
would draw her close, hug it out.
3/25/2021
Categories:
goddaughter, beauty, celebrity, children, death,
Form: Free verse
Like opening my window
On the first day of spring
I just have to hear her name
To feel that same burst of intensity
Fresh and charged with energy
Her love for me her goddaughter
Her devotion to La Familia
Her compassion for humanity
Her incessant boundless creativity
Her effervescence and zest for life
I hear her name and feel the hurt inside
For the grief that will never heal
Yet she taught me to be strong
And carry on so I pick myself up
I do my best to made her proud
AP: 3rd place 2022
Published in my 24-page photo/anthology ~ALWAYS WITH ME~ 2020
Submitted on February 27, 2019 for contest WHAT'S IN A NAME sponsored by KIM RODRIGUES
Categories:
goddaughter, appreciation, grandmother, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
I desire nothing from you
just let me watch you wake with the sun
laugh with the rustle of the wind
that messes your auburn hair
that, my dear little one,
is enough to take me through
the years. And the memory
of all this combined shall take
me far through forever---
After you have gone riding on a star.
Contest of Regina Riddle, A Special Memory
For my favorite goddaughter
Sept 17, 2014
Categories:
goddaughter, absence, memory,
Form: Verse
Beautiful and kind
She does not know
Reasons for hurting
As she rapidly grows
I remember the little tomboy
Dressed in tees and tennis shoes
Vowing she’d never give into
Societal prissy views
But give in she did
As the child became a teen
Astounding beauty with a purpose
Still trying to remain unseen
My niece and my Goddaughter
A special place already set aside
For my little boisterous tomboy
Inside my heart you’ll forever reside
© Stacy Lynn Stiles
Categories:
goddaughter, childhood, family, introspection, life,
Form: I do not know?