My Daughter Goes To School Poem by MBJ Pancras

To My Daughter Suzanna Christy


My dear, you're going to school,
From indoors to outdoors,
A way unto the world.
You sing rhymes with your babblings,
Tongue-twisters play hide and seek with yours.
You say: A B C D E F.........,
It's not mere the alphabet,
But it's my darling's, your soul song.
You say: ONE TWO THREE......,
It's not just numbers,
But it's my beloved, your breath.
You dance in tunes,
And it's the expression of joy within.
You've brought me joy of wonder,
And I with yourl mother sit in prayer'
'Our Father, we thank You.'
My dear, you're going to school.
We beget joy thro' you, our darling.