Thanksgiving with Family

Thanksgiving with Family

Gather family; one and all,

‘Round the festive banquet hall,

Greet each one with hug and kiss,

Hearts o’er flow with inner bliss.

Touch a face with gentle hand,

Sense the warmth in smiles so grand,

Children cheer and swiftly race,

Toward their grandma’s soft embrace.

Aunts and uncles; cousins, too,

Catch up on their lives anew,

Reminisce the younger day,

And, fondly miss those passed away.

Turkey, gravy, pumpkin pie,

Savoring all with gleeful sigh,

Stories told ‘bout family,

Escapades and history.

‘Round the hearth we settle now,

As sun descends with final bow,

And, thanking God with inner prayer,

For our dear family gathered there!

Peter Lowell Paulson

November 25, 2017

My Girl in the Garden

My Girl in the Garden (Happy Birthday!)

I see you in the garden,

I see the girl I love,

The one I fell in love with,

You were seventeen,

And, it was September,

College days,

I was eighteen,

In November,

You were eighteen, too,

The same age as me,

In February I turned nineteen,

It would be nine more months,

Until we were the same age, again,

You have always called that,

An important nine months,

Younger than me, again,

I laugh every time I think of that,

You make me laugh,

You make me smile,

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart,

I love you,

My girl in the garden!

Peter Lowell Paulson,

November 17, 2017

Violet Isabella

Violet Isabella

So there you are our heart and soul!

An angel to make our life whole,

In Mommy’s arms you make your bed,

In love to rest an angel’s head.

As Daddy stands in pride so pure,

To fold you in his love secure,

And, as you breathe your baby’s sighs,

Your Mom and Dad sing lullabies.

Peter Lowell Paulson

November 12, 2017

In Congratulations of the birth of our great niece, Violet Isabella Paulson to Erik and Aurea Paulson!