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
Copyright © Kashif Moosa | Year Posted 2010
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