To My Daughter~As you embark on your journey of another 1000 books,
another trip to the library, filling your knapsack with treasures, you make your father, mother and all the bookworms proud. The night the flame burned we jest. You were three at the time and tucked hidden beneath the blankets was your silhouette, flashlight, and books in hand, as you read long into (another) night. The days of your life like a tent of good tidings, too, as you camped out on the doorsteps of another book.
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Life is not a series of ellipsis; poetry teaches one to appreciate the snapshot moments of life, and the value of a full stop at the end of each.
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Peace of mind catnaps on a bed of feathers,
While anxiety lies tense on ticking filled with straw.
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