What beauty here I think I know

Holds in these eyes that upward go

In the smile that stalwart wears

No modicum of human errs.

Innocence is plain to her.

God’s plan I wish he would defer.

If not defer then kindly keep

The smile that wends

The eyes that leap.

© 2002 Dan Kantak

All Rights Reserved

This picture is my friend’s daughter.

I wrote the poem after I took the picture.

It just seemed to fit.

The chocolate on her cheeks seems just right.

Her mom had a notion to wash it off.—to late.

The camera couldn’t wait.

Mom’s are like that.

So are cameras.

Dan