Loretta©2023TonyFallon0427
I got the surprise of my life in a store in Cairo today.
A girl excused herself, but it was I who was blocking her way.
She had mentioned my name today you don't often find such manners.
In today's society of phones selfies and instant scanners
I wanted to know how she knew me, so I chattily remained.
I engaged her in simple conversation which was no way strained.
I was truly impressed with her maturity at her young age.
She became a teen last time we met now she is earning a wage.
That is why it is so important a young child not to insult.
Because in a few blinks of an eye they are a full-grown adult.
The nasty comment or action can be treated like oppression.
While the kind word spoken, or deed done can leave a great impression.
Named Loretta after Gran she would be the apple of her eye.
But her grandma grandpa and Daddy look down with pride from on high.
I hope her life is happy and may she always be so serene.
A whole big, exciting life ahead for she is only eighteen.
The beauty I saw before me today could make an old man sing.
Daffodils and tulips are not the only things that bloom in spring.
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