Poetry

Castle of Daneen

Poetry

Letting Go

(to my daughter Taralynn)

You're growing so fast

And have grown even faster

Not my little baby girl

That I could hold in my arms

And shield from this world and all of its pain

I've tried to teach you all that I know though

So I will now teach myself

To trust your judgment

As you make the decisions

That will affect your future

And someday, though it seems forever

It's really just a moment in time, you will remember

This time in your life

And you my sweet daughter

Will be letting go of your own little girl

And in the sadness of that moment

You will experience the wonderful

Feelings of motherhood,

At last your child is now an adult

I Love You,

Your Mamma

(c) Daneen Dustin

Spirit to Spirit

I could feel your heart, it made mine beat

even harder. I could feel the weight upon your

Spirit and I felt like crying. I wanted to

hold you tightly, to make up for all of hugs

you did not receive, but distance challenged my

Spirit and I held you within my Soul.

I held you to my breast and let my heart beat

life into your Spirit. Your sorrow saddened

me beyond space and time, as if your darkness

had become mine. Such a bond, such a Spiritual

Kinship, that your Spirit would reach out to

me, when you could not. Such a strong Spirit, but

held captive by the ghosts of yesterday. Let

them go......it is alright, my Spirit shall

not leave you to this feat alone.

Say goodbye, one by one, and let them loose into

the Netherworld from whence they came to prey

upon your Soul. Say goodbye, and let them go and we

will heal together. When you feel weak, lean

on me. For that is my purpose in life. That is

my calling, and your Spirit has called to mine.

And I am here.

(c) Daneen Dustin

Happy Birthday to My Daughter

When I look at you I see beautiful.

I see strength and fortitude beyond compare.

When I talk to you it makes my heart swell,

Because I know that all of your life my words

were there.

And I couldn't be any prouder than I am,

There's not another like you in this world,

And if you need someone I'm here to understand

Because you'll always be my baby girl.

You may be twenty-nine yrs., but that's alright,

I'd still hold your hand while crossing the road

I'd still tuck you in when you're ready at night.

You're just 2 feet 2 tall for me 2 hold,,

So I'll just hold your baby girl instead,

But when I do she reminds me of another

And sometimes it messes with my head,

CAUSE YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR ME TO BE YOUR MOTHER !

(c) Daneen Dustin

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