Rubíta

Ruby Juliet Leitner, born August 17, 2013

I will call you

Rubíta

my little Ruby

Popi's little jewel

and I will write you 

poems of magic lands

beyond the clouds and stars

and I will read you 

great stories of faraway places

to build your dreams

and I will show you 

the wonder of nature 

all around us

and I will teach you 

the good of the world

and everyone in it

and I will take you 

on great adventures 

to fill your soul with amazement

and I will protect you

while your spirit

learns to fly

and I will give to you 

the love you make

in me

and I will keep you 

in my heart forever

no matter where you are

and I will call you

Rubíta

my little Ruby

Popi's little jewel.

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   August 2013