3rd Place Aptos Times
Joanna Niland – Aptos
Angel of Hope
Although I have known you for just half a year,
I feel as though you have always been here.
Looking into yours eyes, I remember the surprise.
Taking it in, realizing, we’re kin!
My Angel of hope, you are my muse.
I love your funny hats and cute shoes.
You’re learning to sign!
It touches my heart.
You are so little and yet, so smart!
We patiently waited and now you have come.
You are the light from the moon,
Stars and sun!
Your smiles and laughter are so much fun!
And this hope filled life has just begun.
May you live in a country, learning safely in school,
Enrichment, enjoyment, where no one is cruel.
May you live in a world with warm beds and good food,
Healthy and happy, where no one is rude.
May you live on a planet, that we keep Green,
A place where people are kind and not mean.
May you live in a universe that shines back a light,
So lovely, so bright, as you baby granddaughter,
Our great delight!
TO MYRA: MY GRANDDAUGHTER, BORN AUGUST 20, 2012. The first granddaughter of a first granddaughter for five generations (Mommy, Ann) the first child of my only son (Daddy, Dan)