Heartstring Laces

(For My Granddaughter Nicole)

 

A smile bright beams from your face

As tiny fingers work each lace

You scream with glee, "I tied my shoes!"

I'm filled with awe, begin to muse.

 

Will life's each challenge be thus met

With courage firm and not much fret;

Will wonderment e'er fill your soul;

What lies ahead for you, Nicole?

This is my heartfelt hope, my prayer

May troubles sore not be your care;

May child's dreams for you come true;

A kindly lot is wished for you.

 

Let innocence and you ne'er part;

Find loveliness in every heart;

Seek beauty in each passing face;

Greet each new dawn filled with His grace.

 

When grandkids of your very own

Cause muse so gentle to be sown

Long years ahead when I'm not there

Recall my love and Mom-Mom's prayer.

 

As tiny fingers work each lace

A smile breaks across my face.

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You Gazed Into My Eyes Tonight

(For My Grandson Christian)

You gazed into my eyes tonight

I spied a glimmer of delight

A smile filled with heaven's grace

So swiftly spread across your face;

Alone we were, just you and me

Enraptured in sweet reverie;

These times of ponder are the best

By far more special than the rest;

I gazed into your eyes tonight

You filled my soul with sheer delight;

You touched my hand and then my face

A moment safe from time's erase;

Those eyes that will a future see

Long after I shall cease to be

Tonight have told me I am blessed

They'll not forsake me when I rest;

They'll carry me long past this night

Remembering long gone delight

Recalling well this time and place

When we were touched by heaven's grace

And through your eyes I too will see

Those future days still yet to be

Long after I am laid to rest

You'll sing for me that we were blessed.

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