For Claire

she twirls

she dances

her sweet smile

always entrances

her eyes implore

her hair in curls

her dress around her

gently swirls

all day long she sparkles

her love is always bursting

energy in motion

for more and more she’s thirsting

I stand and watch

I see her grow

each day a different girl

but still, the one I know

with love,

mimi