Happy Birthday Madeline

February 4th, my daughter’s special day,
And I am unfortunately far away.
What kind of gift should I buy,
That would capture my girl’s eye.

How then the solution came to me,
My daughter’s love of poetry.
Perhaps I could write an ode to thee.
But could I, being so such an anomoly?

For this is the problem you will note,
My literary skills are quit remote.
My views are often very obtuse,
And thus I sound much like Dr. Suess.

So here I am trying to ponder,
The best message to my girl over yonder.
When it comes to me, just to say,
I love you so, happy birthday!





Madeline and I climbed Diamond Head. She is 5.














Madeline in China at age 7.












Madeline, you are becoming a woman, but I will always remember you as the little girl in the pictures above.














Love ya!

Dad