My Sister, Beth

                           
                        My  Sister, Beth

You are peaches and cream personified
Since childhood, a beauty, pleasing to the eye
In school programs, you were a dancer bona fide
The Fandango you gracefully twirled with a sigh.

Your singing voice is like a nightingale's
So sweet to hear, so moving and caressing
Often wondered how many you have bewitched
Through God's gift to you who is so deserving.

You are one who is always so kind and thoughtful
Someone so admirable to emulate and praise
No one's important event is left unmindful
A birthday or any of life's momentous days.

Someone said that of all the virtues there is one
So often neglected and put on the run
To many, gratitude has the shortest memory
But to you, Beth, it is top priority.

The appreciation of the good things in your life
Our Lord has bestowed on you is ever on your lips
In your daily prayer of thanks and delight
A grateful heart is your identity for keeps.

Like all mothers your children are a a source of pleasure
Made more deep by the grandchildren they give
Your concern for their welfare goes far beyond measure
Even through the independent life they now live.

I praise and thank God for giving you to me
A sister worthy of admiration and love
The treasure I have I embrace with care
Simply because for me you are always there.


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