Give It Up For Ginger
A favourite of mine
A long awaited gift, blessed to me on this day three decades ago,
An old soul placed into my arms; my heart instantly taken,
Luck was definitely on my side when you chose me — I’m truly honoured,
My maternal strength, that day, was forever awakened.
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Precious fingers, precious toes, counted immediately,
Lungs of lofty voice,
A survivors spirit shown through the greyest of eyes,
And a crop of ginger curls — not my original choice!
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Oh, the memories I now hold tight,
A tiny redhead swirling through my days in delight,
A determination raging in veins full of my DNA,
And an almighty strength to win life’s every fight.
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The laughter constantly bursting from my chest,
Your dry sense of humour the absolute best,
Not a day has passed that you’ve not given me your smile,
I may have given you life, but you did the rest.
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Once I met you my life was to change,
We journeyed on many a rollercoaster ride,
But no matter how hard things got, we were together,
And we cruised the blues by each other’s side.
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Thirty years — what a gift you are to me,
My life gained purpose, filled with love and joy,
So many precious moments I got to experience,
Just from the love of one tiny boy.
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I look back and I question, “Would I change a thing?”
Never!!! The love you shared with me, a treasure to adore,
Your tiny hand in mine, you stood full of trust and belief in me,
And in you — Ginger became my favourite colour forevermore!
About the Creator
Colleen Millsteed
My first love is poetry — it’s like a desperate need to write, to free up space in my mind, to escape the constant noise in my head. Most of the time the poems write themselves — I’m just the conduit holding the metaphorical pen.
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Comments (19)
"Great read!"
Such a sweet tribute. May you all continue to shine. Congrats.
Well done on your leadership placement! 😁
Wooohooooo congratulations on your Leaderboard placement! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Our children change our world in the deepest and most wonderful ways. A lovely tribute!
Congratulations! A tribute very telling of your close relationship. (I love "gingers!")
This is really beautiful, congratulations on getting top story ❤️
Awww, this is incredibly beautiful. Congrats on getting top story
Wow!🥹 So heartfelt and lovely. Excellent work! A truly well-deserved top story.
Congratulations your top story.
🎉 Congrats on getting Top Story! 🌟 So well deserved — I’m super proud of you! 🙌💖 I seriously can’t wait to read the next one… I know it’s gonna be just as amazing! ✍️🔥 Keep shining! 💫
congratulations on top story and written so well!
Back to say congratulations on your Top Story! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊
Hello, my name is Steve Campbell and I'm 67 years old. I've struggled with PTST, Major depression disorder, bibolor 1, and have Panic stacks. Most of my adult life. I also have survived three suicide attempts. THANK GOD MY BROTHER WAS THERE TO SAVE ME!!! I'M active in church tacking my meds and now living on my own with my fiancee in a progressive living facility. I'm now having horrible nightmares that involve my ex wife of 15 years that put me through hell during our divorce that did horrible things to me due to her alcoholism. I had one this morning that seemed to last forever. I woke up in a panic. I left my apartment to get some fresh air,, and when I got on the elevator to come back to my place I almost collapsed and a concerned resident friend called for help. The CNAS, head nearse and everyone came and gave me the choice of going to the hospital or back to my apartment. I had already taken a Xanax and chose to go to my apartment for fear of going to the psyc ward. Been there before. I would loose my apartment if that was to happen. The meds worked, but now I'm scared to go back to sleep!!! I'm confused, worried, that it going to keep happening. Any suggestions appreciated.
Very well written, congrats 👏
Gorgeous work Colleen! Happy Belated Birthday Jye! 🎉
I love people who have a dry sense of humour. Happy Birthday to Jye 🎂✨️❤️
Happy Birthday! Did you do anything special to celebrate with him (phone call, email, etc.) aside from this beautiful poem?
Love this Sis. 💕💕💕