Love you goodnight sweet dreams
they softly shout as I descend the stairs
our favorite bedtime phrase
After titles of ponytails, love you forever,
And Amelia Bedelia escapades
And priceless childlike prayers
Oh the warmth contained in these floors
and walls and doors of this house of tenderness
Cheesy class parties and customary trips
to pumpkin fields and science centers
Amusing school lunches in tiny chairs
and homemade costumes of batmans,
sharks and Indian princesses
Pseudo santa gifts, squeals of delight
Shrieks of battles over contact and toys
And any little thing worthy of combat
But everyday love sometimes disguised
in the most peculiar moments
Heart replete, heart broken
Flutter yet for an instant
and up up they grow
graceful saplings, tall, strong, beautiful
soon to be gone, but always present
In floors and walls and doors
And memories of titles and prayers
And favorite bedtime phrases
In this house of tenderness
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