ALIA

ALIA

I never knew her very long
They dropped in to stay
One foggy night in July
Didn't have much to say.

From Austria and Germany
A long ways from home
Emails back and forth
Conversation on the phone.

They had a blue-eyed baby
Just eight months old
She saw the world as one
Not far away and cold.

Language was no barrier
To this sweet little girl
She took my heart right away
Into her open world.

I was reminded of my own
Grown up girl and boy
Hoping for some grandkids
To bring me this same joy.

As the baby left this morning
I whispered in her ear:
"Have a wonderful life
Goodbye, Alia dear."