Radiant child…
…with your dark eyes and your morning smile.
…your dinosaur is still trapped beneath the laundry basket.
…bringing me Go Dogs Go when I’m trying to work.
…with your questions about pirates and clouds.
…saying, “Hi, what’s your name?” to a passing stranger.
…making eyes with the young woman in the coffee shop.
…with your summer nights ahead of you.
…unaware when you’re being rejected by the older boys on the playground.
…excited to find a red pebble.
…bringing me pine needles which are actually blueberries and ice cream.
…asking to go to the record store with the toys.
…dancing to the Suburbs and the Rolling Stones.
…somehow already sentimental.
…frightened by the noise in the Chinese restaurant.
…laughing in your sleep.
…it’s going to be hard to give you to the world.