Alma My Shining Star

 

You, whose strange ethereal beauty
Haunts by day and in my dreaming,
So, so sweet!
I love to greet
Your happy features sunny, beaming,
Growing swiftly, granddaughter mine.

Every little thing you’re doing
Thrills my heart and stirs my thinking,
I watch you grow,
I love you so
Approving all those moments, drinking
In each step, each word you speak.

You’re the essence of my longing;
Through you, Alma, I will realise
So many hopes
I love to hold.
My survival is through your eyes
Living each day for my granddaughter’s steps.

Little Alma, dusky beauty,
Smiling angel of my waking,
Hold my memory!
I love to catch
Each breath of you, each second taking
Away my fears, granddaughter mine.