Birthday Ode to A Daughter by Ronald A Pavellas"Child of Light" ... Is how I have described you to others, My dearest Ana.
But, You are now no longer a child, Nor are you fully grown (As if any of us is).
How to now regard you, My daughter of fourteen years?
With love, of course. And gratefulness that The Great Everything Has graced my life with your presence.
And with awe, In observing the inner beauty That your physical presence reflects.
Not "fully grown ..." Yet a full, whole person With dignity, strong intellect And nascent passions
I have observed from life that All is experience and growth.
You are surely poised, now, To experience life to the fullest, And to grow into the great and wonderful woman Of which you are now the budding flower. 03/09/1997 Posted on 02/01/2002 Copyright © 2025 Ronald A Pavellas
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