In memory of Pat, on her birthday.

                 PAT

 

You were born when I was ten

And I thought, “She’s just for me”

No one could tell me otherwise

I knew you had to be

 

You were my little living doll

And I loved you very much

It gave us lasting closeness, Pat

Through time’s loving touch

 

We aren’t children any more

But as the years slipped by

The special bond we shared back then

Became a lasting tie

 

Mom’s last request, ”Look after Pat”

I felt compelled to do

Not because you needed me

For I also needed you

 

The years are but reminders

Through memory’s gentle kiss

That the greatest gift Mom gave to me

Is my one in a million Sis

 

              I LOVE YOU

 

7/20/75            Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck