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!
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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