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Created on: April 05, 2009
For nine months I carried a sweet little dream
A little girl was then born to me
So gently I touched her tiny face
Counted each finger and caressed each toe
And have watched for the past ten years at how much she's grown
I remember the moments when she was just three
Gently picking daisy's and flowering weeds
Finding as many as she could just for me
With her gentle touch not a petal was missing
And each gift was presented with lots of hugs and kisses
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