Sleepy September Afternoon

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You lay on my lap

as sleepy as can be

yet you stare up at me

with those BIG oceany eyes

that remind me of

a Precious Moments baby.

I slowly rock you

back

and forth

back

and forth

back

and forth

and your head gently turns

left

to right

left

to right

left

to right.

You gaze up at me

studying my face

and I smile down at you

my whole face filled with

LOVE

for you.

It is September and the weather

has started to change;

the window to my left allows the autumnal breeze

to blow your wispy hair.

You are babbling to me

and smiling

and each time you blink it takes

looonnnger

and loooooonnnnnnger

for you to open your

sleepy eyes.

Someone is BBQing

and the charcoal smell

drifts through the open window.

I kiss your face

and thank God

for the blessing that you are.

I’ve had many great moments 
in my life,

but not many are quite as perfect

as this.