Bereft of slumber and of sluggish hand
On your poetic tender my eyes humbly land
To read a tale of two sisters, dissimilarly inclined
One a whirling dervish, one bookishly sublime
Of their doting alliance and its innate blisters
After all…these two are sisters
In each there is empathy, ability, and light
In each there is humility, compassion, and insight
To merit their love and yield their affection
Is a testament to the recipient - absent dialogue, sans question
They are the progeny of generations of goodness - and yes, fallibility
But of history’s lessons they are the auspicious beneficiaries
And should peace ever seem at ones’ insufferable distance
Her sister will be there to mitigate resistance
No doubt should lie in this final proffer
That in their disparate manner, they are bonded forever
By Rachel A. Elovitz, written January 22, 2010, an Ode to My Nieces - Maya and Elliana
On your poetic tender my eyes humbly land
To read a tale of two sisters, dissimilarly inclined
One a whirling dervish, one bookishly sublime
Of their doting alliance and its innate blisters
After all…these two are sisters
In each there is empathy, ability, and light
In each there is humility, compassion, and insight
To merit their love and yield their affection
Is a testament to the recipient - absent dialogue, sans question
They are the progeny of generations of goodness - and yes, fallibility
But of history’s lessons they are the auspicious beneficiaries
And should peace ever seem at ones’ insufferable distance
Her sister will be there to mitigate resistance
No doubt should lie in this final proffer
That in their disparate manner, they are bonded forever
By Rachel A. Elovitz, written January 22, 2010, an Ode to My Nieces - Maya and Elliana
Love this one, Rach. Especially because I know who it's about :-)
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