The New Person's Gift

(by: Marian Sue Elam)

She does not know my name but she does know "Mine!"

When playing with a castle she does not waste time.

She is receptive to ideas about placement of figurines.

Today any tiredness is undetected or not seen.

She intrinsically brought peace of mind in her healthy body.

There was no disturbed crying, no sign of melancholy.

The promise of the future seemed wrapped within

This precious new person who was not long-lived.

I have psychic expections and dreams of her

That come and go with changed meaning

I look forward to the future and more

Of her shining like a star and gleaming.

I am concerned, first of all, with her rights

To life and happiness, trials and sights

Of goals to hold dearly to, and for the fight

To maintain that special vision, that sight.

What comes with this person so new to the scene?

The verge of answers or a response that is keen.

This one may very well engineer the 22^nd century.

Meeting the challenge with techniques yet to be seen.

This new one's help made the future less intimidating:

The future of problems continue us searching

With new challenges that keep us looking

For new personnel to assist our researching.

Here we find a new person with gifts

To contribute to the fray, to assist

And I am confident she will be just in time

To fulfill the needs for her fresh mind

And talents so sorely needed by us all.

How fortunate we are to have this one to call!

Submitted to Blue Mountain, Lisa Bennett, www.Poetry.com, and Riverside 5/30/00