Precious babe with heaven-kissed skin
open wide your blue-sky eyes
to the family that welcomes you in.
Precious babe with heaven-kissed skin
this wide world groans under pains of sin
but LOVE can be found if you learn from the wise.
Precious babe with heaven-kissed skin
open wise your blue-sky eyes.
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Triolet dedicated to my new grand daughter born 6-19-14
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Jun 22, 2014 @ 13:44:43
Love this … yes a child is such a blessing.. a clear gift to us all.. a gift to the world. well expressed in this triolet.. and showing how different even such a simple form can be.
Jun 22, 2014 @ 08:49:08
learning from the wise is a good thing and makes us fit for life…and the sooner we teach those little ones about that wisdom, the better