ODE TO GABRIELLE
She's optimistic and sweet.
Gentle yet proud.
But with a staff in hand,
She can thin out a crowd!
She sees the beauty in life
In people and things.
With her for a day.
Kindness is what it brings.
Very smart and thoughtful,
With a poets heart.
The ugliness in her life.
Rips her innocence apart.
Yet with a gleam in her eye,
And a laugh in her throat.
It just give's her more means
To write and quote!
Never misjudge her,
It would be your loss.
The bards' strength is mental.
She'd give you a toss!!
Love,
Salina R. Cousins
cuzinz@swbell.net
Oct. 3, 1999