Neville

For My Granddaughter on Her First Birthday & Before He Got Broken

For My Granddaughter on Her First Birthday

 

take this little cushion

   darling ..

place your head upon

   it lightly ..

close your eyes then

dream

both sweet and long,

my very

   precious Astrid Wren ..

 

Before He Got Broken

 

Before he got broken,

he was handled

far too much and while

all his rough edges

eventually became very

much smoother

and so well-rounded ..

Though still razor sharp,

he remained soft to the touch ..