| for Natalie |
| would that we could live in your world, if even for a day, and know exactly what it is that keeps you smilng. even when you're look- ing down at the ground one gets the feeling that you're seeing a great deal more than we ever have. |
| Just a quick note on this poem. I wrote this poem for my niece Natalie, who is my sister Veronica's 2nd daughter. I presented it to her on her 3rd birthday, May 20, 2002. |