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.

[sharonlee]

Beautiful.... my third grandchild is getting ready to enter the world... the dimensions they add to ours lives is immeasurable....

[Jibin]

A lovely, sweet poem. Which made the readers to felt in a different way to set in the mood of a lullaby. It's even very glad that you're written about your grand child. Wish you a long live with your grand daughter, with so much fun, love and care.....
:)

[EMF]

I don't care how many rule you broke with this. You made one reader very happy indeed.

Thank you for breaking the rules

[brenda]

this is wondderful !!! a really beautiful poem :) !!:)

[Muse]

this is priceless, a melody of words woven with love.

[∂αʌ<..]

a beautiful and pretty piece of work!
i like the way you had years telescoping into one another and then just having Payton in front of you!
a little master piece!

[E.V. Black]

Aw, so sweet.

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Very beautiful my friend :)

[Pradnya]

awesome, emotional and absolutely touching, keep sharing your beautiful work

[Emily Paige]

i like the music was a good touch that song is the only song that can make me cry it was over all really good i liked it a lot.