In Her Blue Eyes: Jessica Poems

Randy & Shirley Brooks

 

The Little Girl

blue morning sky . . . my daughter asks me where the clouds go
	I'm home from Japan . . . my daughter holds on and won't let go
blue horse swing . . . the chains squeak with each reversal
	poo poo in her potty . . . each member of the family led in to see

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with our shadows we go puddle hopping . . . don't step on a crack
	up late with old friends . . . my daughter and her blankie out of the dark, again
hopping on one foot to me . . . pebble in her sandal
	her bleeding lip-- snow turning her sled white again
red coat, red hat . . . little girl collects smiles through the grocery store
	plastic dinosaur next to her sleeping face . . . thunder getting closer

the end

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|| title & preface page || pregnant pause || newborn between us || baby's reach ||

|| wobbly toddler || toddler's fish || beach toddler || little girl ||

In Her Blue Eyes: Jessica Poems © 1998 Randy M. Brooks
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