My Sunshine

I awoke de-ar, one night from dream-ing found twenty ye-ars, had slipped me b-y All that ti-me, I'd been for-saken with each gray ha-ir, there came a si-gh

My granddaughter Payton last week on the deck.
These are all 24' by 18" canvases done in graphite pencil. I drew this picture last week after playing with her.

When a young ma-n, you were a twin-kle

within the e-ye, of a dream one da-y

I laughed each ti-me, I thought of yo-u

wondering just wha-t, you might sa-y

 

I awoke de-ar, one night from dream-ing

found twenty ye-ars, had slipped me b-y

All that ti-me, I'd felt for-saken

each new gray ha-ir, there came a si-gh

 

Just one look de-ar, was all I nee-ded

to know you we-re, the girl I sa-w

The dream I wo-uld, always trea-sure

with the fir-st, of your words Pa-pa

 

The night no lo-nger, haunts m-e

with dreams of what ma-y, not come tru-e

Now each da-y, a new ad-venture

since life li-t, my world with yo-u

Author's Note

To Payton
I wish you a long and happy life. And may your first words be Papa Tate.

I think I broke every rule with this one lol
I was playing with my granddaughter last week on the deck and could swear she said "Papa".That was all it took for me I was hooked. I'm so easy lol

Set to the melody of You Are My Sunshine, the piece is to be sung to the melody. Hence the hyphens and pauses

Reviews

[~ Czarina Iris ~]

This is absolutely beautiful Tate, it melted my heart. It really brings me back to when I was little, how wonderful everything was. I can even remember my mother singing this song to me before bed or when I was scared.
Thank you for sharing this piece and thank you for bringing back such precious memories.

[Relic]

Sterling work, Tate. I believe your poems will go down generations for your family to read and enjoy.

Always a pleasure.

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Relic I hope you are right. I wrote them with that intention that my family might read them years after my demise Thank you

[Tinotenda Nyevedzanai]

This happens to be my favorite song, lovely drawing well done - ATC

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you she is my favorite

[Christopher Vivian]

Well Tate, that just made me look forward to seeing my grandchildren at Christmas, a very touching poem

[Tate Morgan]

Christopher thank you for that as i always love seeing mine

[Lydia Shutter]

The love and affection in this write is powerful. You have such hopes and dreams for little Payton. One day she will cherish this drawing and poem. Playing with a grandchild is pure enchantment...you captured that with your words. Lydi**

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Lydia I have been out all day. It is nice to hear from you .

[Dr. Wood ?]

very clever Tate, and also extremely moving, it only takes a smile from a child to melt even the coldest heart

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Doc having troubles with my browser Thank you

[Eileenws]

What an amazing gift to Payton. She is so lucky to have a talented Papa Tate! I like the sketch as well. Eileen

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Eileen

[Anna]

Uplifting, this is an amazing piece!

[saunved]

Loved the sketch and the write both equally, sir!

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Beautiful..like the lady said. This was my mother and dad's favorite song incidently. The words, "You Are My Sunshine" are engraved on their headstone.

[Acron 4]

I saw my granddaughter graduate from Texas state University this last weekend. She writes; like me, I think she writes better. She is simply amazing. I as well have a grandson who just achieved the Deans Scholarship at St. Johns University in Austin Texas, he will start in the fall, not that I'm bragging or anything. They use to crawl up in my lap when they were little and say read to us poppy. If I read " The Three Bears" once I read it Ten Thousand times, and If I missed a word that wasn't in the book, I heard about it from them both. Your poem brought all that back..... Thank you so much sir, It sounds as if we are both very very fortunate men. Thank you so much for a wonderful read, and as well for sharing .