My Daughter
Today I saw my daughter
Picking flowers in the garden
She looked up and smiled at me
Then all troubles were forgotten.
Today I saw her reading
Fairy tales from foreign countries
The pages ruffled by the breeze
Recounted all their histories.
Today I saw her dancing
Her skirts were flouncing to a song
Her feet jumped high, her leaps were long
She raised her hands and clapped along.
Today I saw her crying
Tear drops glistening in the sun
Because of something that she\'d done
From something evil she did run.
I thought I saw her sleeping
On the shore of a lonely lake
In stillness, no breath does she take
So from her face a death mask make.
Today I miss my daughter
Her happy presence I do lack
I find comfort in knowing that
There is no day that I\'d give back.