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Poem About an autistic child that can see her dead mother...

February 24, 2008

Weird POEM.... Tell me what you think....

This is a poem I thought of one night at 2 in the morning while I was about to go to sleep, I leaned over and grabbed my pen and small notebook and wrote it. :o)

Katrina is autistic (hence the excited hand flapping and toe hopping) Her and her dad were getting ready to lay her mother to rest on this particular morning. Her mother had always talked about snow in florida and how it would be a miracle. So Katrina and her dad knew it was a gift from mommy and god. Snow in south florida, the day of her funeral. :o)

Cold Toes, Warm Nose

Katrina wants to go outside.

She wants to play, She wants to slide.

But little does Katrina know,

to look outside, to see the snow.

She opens the door and out she goes,

forgetting her shoes- not covering her toes.

As she steps out on the icy cold ground,

she lets out a very loud squealing sound.

"Mommy, Mommy, come quick, come see!

God made it snow... he did it for me!

This is florida and snow is so rare,

but I prayed and I prayed! This prooves that god cares!"

The excitement builds up...too much to contain.

Something happens inside,... inside of her brain.

Her hands start to twitch, her eyes look away,

she's up on her toes, she's ready to play! :o)

Katrina starts thinking, and thinking... real fast,

from the snow on the ground, to her mom from her past.

She looks down at her cold toes turning blue,

then runs inside to find her shoes.

Her daddy looks out in disbelief,

Could this be a miracle on 48th street?

As he pulls her socks up over her toes,

she gives eskimo kisses to the air with her nose.

She smiles and nods and then looks at her dad,

wonders why he can't see her, and why he's so sad?

Katrina is special, she's one of a kind,

she's what we call autistic... with a beautiful mind.

But not to worry, her mommy will always be there,

with warm eskimo kisses... and a god that does care!!

Tawny Pipit