Hobert F. Herpin

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With outstretched arms she comes running to me.
Chattering and squealing, and so full of glee.
A bundle of love all wrapped in her charms.
A delight to hold all this in my arms.
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Last night I dreamed of a heavenly place
And awoke with a smile upon my face.
I dreamed of a place, an enchanted land
"Where love and peace took full command.
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I waited a long time, and then I was born.
Then waited for clothes, my brother had worn.
All through my childhood, come early or late
For one reason or other, I just had to wait.
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