this one is about sending my daughter back to Iraq. It was hard to do after having her around for a couple of weeks. I hope she is going to be back in August for good, but she may get extended as most now are.



For my soldier daughter in Iraq



You boarded your plane, this misty day,
and offered your assuring smile.
You told me all would be ok.
Youd be back in a short while.

My shadow, clad in camouflage,
waves its joyful happy hands
bidding you a bon voyage
on your return to desert sands.

My shadow hides what I feel inside
It doesnt own my soul
It anxiously tells the anguished lie
that my smile must control.

You winked and pressed your grinning cheek
to the wet window of the plane.
Down your cheek a droplet sneaked,
Was that a tear or a drop of rain?