Monday, February 10, 2020

Happy Birthday! Catherine Elizabeth! Yea!


Happy Birthday! Catherine Elizabeth!

(February 11, 2020)---Yea! Ride-wild the yonder Whisper-wind!

 

Brown-eyed Blonde-beauty of extreme-intelligence and talent-true

A wife and perfect-mother devoted to all-the-greatness that you-do

 

But, first, my little-girl! A tom-boy on a horse; can shoot real-well!

Yet, in a lovely-dress---Oh! Boy!...Our gorgeous Southern-Belle!

 

Insisted on a horse at “4”; taught dad to ride on ole Lady-girl

Sent her off across the fields alone on a trail-ride fantasy-swirl

 

One fine Thanksgiving-Day Beth came back leading Lady-horse

She came-off with a broken collar-bone! My-fault! Of course!

 

It mended-fine and all went-well as we built our equine-herd so

Commander! Midget! April! Ara! Spirit! Lady! Stormy! Beau!

 

Mowing our old huge-yard working on her deep bronze-tan

Mom’s-rule! Morning for work! Then, a swimming-pool fan!

 

So very-proud of you in all the exciting adventure-endeavor fun

Splash-riding the creek! Vacations! Tin-Lizzy! I love you! Hon!

 

Straight-“A’s”! Always! Got cerebral-talent from your-mother!

I once had an “A”---had…the report-card of some kid-other!?

 

When you began to drive I was so very-proud and excited for-you

Saved me myriad-time and you honored your independence-due!

 

In-separable with kid-sister Becky-girl as we sure-enough had us a-time

Never got any-change from Rachel!? Beth returned every single-dime!

 

Had a job! Once!? Really!? Hid the bonus-cash in each closed-hand

“Pick-one! Girls!” 100-dollar bill! Each! Ah!-Fun! Well-planned!

 

Moon-light rides on the levee! Adventure-bound! 63-riders mounted!

Becky asleep in my arms in the-saddle; adventure-fun times counted!

 

Off to ole Oregon-land Willamette-University to study lawyer-kind

Vanderbilt in Nashville to conclude-endeavor for a J.D.-degree find

 

So very-pretty and genius-smart! My Erin-Regan! Proud! We-are!

Z. Tyler and Lexi-girl! Perfect! Just-begun---sacred!...Success-far!

 

Happy Birthday! Beth!      Love, Mom & Poppa

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