Saturday, February 10, 2018

Happy Birthday! Catherine Elizabeth! You go! Girl!

 



Happy Birthday! Catherine Elizabeth!

(February 11, 2018)

 

Happy Birthday! Darling-girl!

 

Where to begin a Love!-story but at inception:

 

My first view of thee---Love!...at 1st sight

(Confession: I did love thee before thy birth)

 

Love! Expands with each delightful day’s adventures:

Beauty! Intelligence! Class! A delicious combination!

My world grows beyond the universe in Love!

Yeah! True! I broke three rocking chairs holding you

Bounce! Bounce! Sleepy-time in your red wagon

Convertible-riding just for the pure adventure of living

Fury! Joey & Pee Wee and an eternal love of horses

Little-Lady the white Welsh-pony horse taught us to ride

Peabody & Beardsley cats first pets responsibilities

And---dogs, horses, sheep, ducks, doves and “Tilley”-turkey

Softball---Don’t “pull” the ball…hit where it’s pitched

And, Dance! Brush! Step! Ball! Chain! Bravo!

School-days and I am the only Daddy-(Mom) in attendance

Daddy’s-shadow---I taught you well…Too-much! (Ha!-Ha!)

Swimming with that “wild” white-stallion “Yahoo!”

Stage coach fantasy on the front porch with a yellow rope

3-years old and helping plant trees and shrubs

Riding Lady at the farm when just a babe of 3

Trips and vacations, even Colorado and killing sopapillas

Commander and Midget Morgan-horses for gifts

English saddles and a western-seat for graduation

Equestrian accomplishment-talent to Ride-like-the-wind!

And, a 4-wheel Sweet-16 “Mustang” to celebrate

Ice skating, the Death-wish saucer, shooting and fishing

Beth caught 22---Dad “0”…busy baiting the hook!?

Mom-sewn dresses and clothes and even a winter-coat

High School graduation gift---Hawaii-trip celebration! Yea!

S.I.U. for under-grad “by-line Journalism-studies

Zachariah Tyler-miracle---My “shadow”-buddy Love!

Off to The Great Northwest for a Law-degree from Willamette

Vanderbilt in Nashville to complete the legal-studies

Germany for sister-Rachel’s fabulous-wedding celebration

Alexandria Elizabeth another sacred-blessing miracle

Baby-girl! Daughter! Young-Lady! Sister! Mom!---Perfect!

Thank you! Lovely-Lady Catherine!

 
Plus:




Progeny-Proud!?

(a loving limerick)

 

Me progeny: Beth an intelligent “barrister”-dear

Daughter-Becky a “German-toy” civil engineer

One gave me 7 – 10---myriad appeals…denied

The other still won’t give me a “fun” train-ride

Grandchildren?---they, in me heart…I hold near

 

Amen!

 

Sports-cars! Oh! Yeah!

(a loving limerick)

 

Two-hundred grand worth of sport-cars

Proud- progeny lived like Rock-stars

The kids “let” Daddy pay just for “fun”

Cool-chariots all---I still don’t have…one!?

Sometimes---I, and they…wish me on Mars

 

Amen!

 

“Wind”-rider!

(a loving limerick)

 

“Born-to-ride”---our brown-eyed blonde-beauty girl

Ran old “Lady-Belle”-horse around a wild-wind whirl

     Half-Arab Arabesque-“Ara” Grey-ghost “crazy”-send

Cerulean-sky Blondie on Ara “Rides-like-the-wind”

Commander, Midget & all in a pleasure memory-swirl

 

Amen!

 

Awesome-“Perfect”!

(a loving limerick)

 

For: Perfect! The dictionary pictured your face

Daughter! Mom! Aunt! Lawyer! White Satin-lace

Beauty & Brains! A blessed-sacred gift-combination

Our pleasure is Thee in a “perfect”- life celebration

When a tally is counted, our Beth won the race!

 

Amen!

 

Happy Birthday! (2018) Love, Mom & Dad



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