Halloween with Penelope

These are the days of kitty cat purrs and princess gowns

Of petting goats,

Painting pumpkins,

and greeting flowers by name

These are days of bare feet in sandboxes,

Paper bags worn jauntily atop your little head,

And saying goodnight to beautiful bugs, tall trees, and star bright stars.

You long to play in the clouds,

To pet ducks and geese,
To see dinosaurs,

To pull fistfuls of basil and put rocks in the bird feeder

To stay a little girl and not grow bigger,

May you always dance with your Dad,

Find comfort in your mama's words,

Know the peace of the summer sun 

And greet the flowers by their name