"THUMBELINA MEMORIES"

"THUMBELINA MEMORIES"


Have you ever:
Touched a dolphin's skin;
Flown higher than the birds?
Spelunked with the best of bats;
Remember sounds you've heard?

Been to the mountain tops;
Had your toes in the sea?
Walked along the desert;
In a jar caught a bee?

Washed your hair in rainwater;
Been nose to nose with an otter?
Made dishes with a potter;
In the snow, wished you were hotter?

Do you:
Love the state where you were born;
Waking up to life in the morn?
Love the night air;
A B.B.Q., an ear of corn?
Love your strictest teachers;
Like to play a horn?
Cherish friends and family;
A warm sunset adore?

Is your:
Grandmother the sweetest lady
You have ever known,
For all her amazing, inspiring,
Wonderful things she's shown?

Did your:
Father first take you in the sky,
Just to fly?
Teach you how right it is,
To always keep asking why?
I think they know how much you love them;
But before you say, "Good-Bye":

Did your:
Mother teach you, to read and write;
To make a meal, when money was tight?
Grandpa teach you to love to fish,
All throughout the night?
Is he the "Do it right the first time man";
Does he have the most insight?
Do you:
Laugh with your family and friends;
Love your life through pain and strife?

Then to all their hearts this send...

Hoping for them rainbows,
Dreams come true, and many smiles!
Wish for them beauty and inspiration,
And Much Love across the miles!

~~~ Gayle Crawford

© Copyright 2002 ~~~ Gayle Crawford