Amelia

She approaches:
Sparkle eyed,
Impishly smiling,
Exuding energy from every pore.

Her articulate speech,
Framed in a tiny voice,
Is the expression of a giant,
Small but not still,
Enveloping me in brightness

I gather her up in
My arms with
Her face close to mine; her

Eyes are luminous and clear,
Exorcising the petty worries of the
World with a surprising glance.

It is as if
All the universe were
Contained in this
Pixie little girl.

• Brian Herman, Nascent. - Synchronicity Press, c2008.