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Deep in my slumber,
I heard you call my name.
It sang across the distance
Like a welcoming refrain
From an old song I knew so well
That it hummed unsought in my brain.
I turned and ran to meet you
You swung me in the air
“How’s my little girl today?”
You said with loving care.
“The park or the zoo, Honey,
You get to make the choice.”
“The zoo, Daddy, I want to see the lions.”
I said in my child’s voice.
In a flash, as only dreams can fly
A lion stared at me
And something in his eyes
Made me as sad as sad could be.
“I wish he wasn’t here, Daddy,
I wish he were still at home,
So he could play with his cubs
And in the open roam.”
“I know you do, I do, too,
However, some things just have to be.
Sometime, My Love, life is harsh
And full of pain and strife,
But I’m always near to help you through
The worst times in your life.”
Then darkness come and you took my hand
And held it very tight,
“It’s time to go, My Child,
It’s getting late at night.”
Then you laid me in my bed
And did what you always do,
You tucked me in,
Saying, “Sweet Girl, I love you.”
As you kissed my forehead gently,
I answered, “Daddy, I love you, too.”
Your grandson silently walked away
Happy that my dream was of you,
Knowing that his kiss upon my forehead,
Echoed what you used to do
To keep me safe in my dreams
Until the night time’s darkness fled,
And knowing I was safe with you,
He sought the rest of his own bed.

Copyright 2003 Bobbi Duffy
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