Gorgeous 3.5

Her beautiful three and a half year old mind wants to know
Everything.
Names
Places
Why
How
Where
Which
May I?
Exhausting. Exhilarating.

Nothing is undoable.
No bridges burned.
No trolls barring the way.
All roads lead exactly where
they will.

Asks Daddy for adjustments

Bedroom walls are bare but for orange paint,
an I Want To Believe poster and a horse calendar.
What else does she need,
the world before her?

Perhaps a carrot?

Outdoors an entire tree in (a) bud. The flowers she picks
carry her mood inside. Both the Spring outside and in her step vibrate joy.
She sits porch-side and waves hello to the neighbors
(or their dogs. "Can I pet your dog?" she yells).

So happy to be here. So ready for more.
So full of hope. Life.
Love.

It's a privilege to be her mother.