Shiera Marie Ellarina Schultz

mikeschultz Tue Feb 07 2012, 07:07

Sacred jewel in her father’s crown,
Happy to know the best of her heart
Inspires him as a poetic Muse
Enrapts the mind and enables it to
Reach deep inside to find what is best
And share it before man for God.

Many nights and many days,
Alone and crying for her father,
Reaching out for his comforting arms
In hopes he would be reaching back,
Even as her heart said, “Someday.”

Everyone was not kind or thoughtful,
Liking instead to tease her and make her cry,
Laughing at her pain,
And all around it seemed she had no friend
Reaching out to help her with the bullies.
Insults and bad words hurt too,
Nearly as badly as the fists, and more,
Aching to know her birth father.

Submariner daddy, a sailor sent home
Could not stay to see his daughter born
Healthy and beautiful, and
Under the guardianship of angelic
Lords, noble and knowing.
Till the day we shall meet
Zephyr winds carry my love, daughter.

Michael Schultz © September 3, 2011 (1243)