further farther beyond

Further, Farther and Beyond             bright eyes lashes fluttering into mine time to play she says– wake up no, you cannot sleep   on puffy pillows  we pretend to eat a feast savory  and sweet calorie free for me eat it all and then   plastic fruit knives, forks and spoons dish up colorful make…

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Photo of Elizabeth my niece: by Genie Nakano, 1/3/20
Further, Farther and Beyond            

bright eyes
lashes fluttering into mine
time to play
she says-- wake up
no, you cannot sleep
 
on puffy pillows
 we pretend to eat a feast
savory  and sweet
calorie free for me
eat it all and then
 
plastic fruit
knives, forks and spoons
dish up
colorful make believes
everything smells tasty
 
we’re on
and over everything
make it up
as we go along
I’m 72 she’s four
 
no matter
I can’t climb a tree nor run
together we go
further farther
and beyond
 
Genie Nakano, January 3, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

4 responses

  1. genienakano Avatar

    And you are so sweet.

  2. genienakano Avatar

    I miss her right now. She is amazing.

  3. mynewgenie Avatar
    mynewgenie

    That’s a beautiful poem for your Elizabeth. I’m sure she’ll really appreciate it when she gets older.

  4. Hideki Obayashi Avatar
    Hideki Obayashi

    This is so good! Hubby’s lib

    Sent from my iPhone

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