Sherry and her younger sister Denise 1964
My Sister And I
Safe in the arms of Daddy
Secure in the love of Mom
Held close--- by them both
Until in the world we were ready
To fly with wings of our own.
The many things we now recall
Like being helped up from a fall
Or that special after school treat
At our house--- where our friends would meet.
Our house was so clean you could eat from the floors
Why, Mom even aired mattresses out of doors
Our white cotton sheets smelled like a spring breeze
And the floors, Mom waxed with pride, on her knees.
Daddy would work from daylight to dark
But he always had time for play at the park
He had rules that would bend-- but never break
And understood well-- when we'd make a mistake
We're glad for guidance-- now that we're grown
And proud to be children from such a good home.
by Sherry Campbell