Tag: Violet

The strangest days, the strangest times!We’re wearing masks; the shops are closed;And school is through the laptop now.Decades in the future you’llRecall this all, and…

As we both lean back against the cafe wall,The cool, white wall that’s lined with subway tiles,And a nice but flustered barista makes our drinks,Imaginary…

Double digits! (Only 90 years till triple.)So much change! This weekend alone evenHad swimming parties and sleep-overs.What will we do in a year?Who will you…

Eight bells ring out eight times.Then… a ninth rings nine,Because it’s Violet’s day.As nine dogs howl and bark,Nine cats slink away into the darkHere on…

Seven turns to eightAnd you demonstrateYour deep infatuationWith creating lovely art.A true appreciationFrom your clever heart.Throwing ceramics, writing poems,Painting art for our walls at home.You…

Tonight it’s clear that I’m a lucky man.Seven is my lucky number, yes,For seven years you’ve made me smile and laugh,For seven years you’ve made…

Sweet Violet, you were born in spring, and nowAt six you are a child of spring as well.You love it when the rains come. Yes,…

Four went out like a lion, breaking your armIn the process, leaving me hoping for a yearOf lambs. I am so proud of how you…

It’s a game of pure potential now,To dream of what you’ll grow to be when youAre not this tiny, darling three-year-old(Who’s turning four today). Let’s…