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If I Should Have a Daughter
April 4, 2013
If after I am old and grown,
When I have a daughter of my own,
I will sit her down and tell her,
All the things I wish I’d known.
I will tell her all I learned
From touching the fire and getting burned
I will teach her from all my mistakes
And impart the wisdom I have earned.
Yet I know she will not hear me.
Good as my advice might be.
She will look for the knowledge by herself
The knowledge I already see.
But once she is old and grown
She will remember the wisdom I’d known
She will remember as she tells it
To a daughter of her own.
© Courtney C., Palm Coast, FL
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DifferentTeen PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 23 2013 at 11:56 pm
That was my comment by the way, I don't know why my screen name wasn't posted. ^.^
. said...
on Jun. 23 2013 at 11:52 pm
Ahh I got chills on that last line. So very true. I try to listen to my mother, and anyone my elder for that matter. I value the fact that they have experiences I can learn from, good or bad. Though, sometimes it is difficult to relate to certain pieces of advice, with times being ever changing and all. Well anyway, this was a wonderful, thought provoking piece. I loved every bit of it! I'm enjoying your work.
PhoenixCrossing GOLD said...
on Jun. 12 2013 at 11:05 pm
The topic of this poem is so raw; I love it. The style is cute but the rhyming seems forced.
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