Dear Babyface,
birthed by God’s grace;
let me hold you, kiss you, squeeze you,
while you’re sleeping, let me tease you:
misshapen head and wrinkly skin,
you sport a double…no, triple chin!
your pudgy nose is slightly pimpled,
your chubby cheeks are sweetly dimpled.
I admire all I see ‘cuz, Babyface,
you look like me!
I submitted this poem to Lyrical Iowa last year. It received 3rd Place in the “humorous verse” category and was published in their 2018 collection. Linking to dVerse Poets where Lillian hosts Open Link Night with “Ah, sweet youth” theme.
a poem in my pocket 
Feb 23, 2019 @ 13:53:17
Delightful … and so true!
Feb 23, 2019 @ 12:07:55
Delightful rhyming! And congrats on it winning third place and being published! Woot!
Feb 23, 2019 @ 14:40:59
Thanks for celebrating with me, Camie 😀
Feb 23, 2019 @ 21:22:12
You’re welcome!
Feb 22, 2019 @ 21:18:39
This is so sweet.
Feb 22, 2019 @ 14:54:29
Babies are like candy Lynn, so so sweet!
Feb 23, 2019 @ 14:34:25
Indeed
Feb 22, 2019 @ 10:37:30
Written with Grandma’s love. Such an endearing rendering ❤
Feb 22, 2019 @ 09:53:40
LOVE it! 🙂 Chuckling I am. Are you from Iowa? We moved from Iowa to Boston in 1997. We’d been in Iowa for 27 years!
Feb 22, 2019 @ 11:15:25
Yes…I remember you lived in Iowa; I’m originally from Colorado but Iowa is home now…a great state!!
Feb 25, 2019 @ 10:30:50
LOVED our many years in Iowa. They call it the Heartland for a reason 🙂 ❤
Feb 25, 2019 @ 13:41:50
Oh yes…what’s NOT to LOVE?!
Feb 22, 2019 @ 07:05:42
sweet and makes me want to give a hug to my big baby!
Feb 22, 2019 @ 08:41:21
Oh yes! Precious little people are sooo huggable 🙂
Feb 22, 2019 @ 06:01:23
Nice sounding lines: “let me hold you, kiss you, squeeze you,
while you’re sleeping, let me tease you:”
Feb 22, 2019 @ 08:42:09
Thanks, Frank…love flows.
Feb 22, 2019 @ 02:33:38
So sweet!
Feb 21, 2019 @ 21:39:54
Wonderful!