The Wonder of You.
I never got to see Elvis.
I saw the Beatles.
Saw the Rolling Stones
but I never got to see Elvis,
Saw Niagara
Saw three of the Seven Wonders
Saw a rainbow sit like a tiara
over my city
but I never got to see Elvis.
But I saw my baby girl
get born
held her in the palms of my hands.
I never got to see Elvis
but I got to hold my baby girl.
John Malone 
And that makes you the King. 🎶
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thanks K: that’s a magnificent comment; I wrote that poem many years ago — never saved it to my laptop — and only just found it:)
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How serendipitous. I love when that happens. I fear with all my unpublished shorts and the novel, I may one day stumble on a volume of forgotten lore.🤣
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throw nothing away; that’s the secret; become a secret hoarder of ALL your material —
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Wow. This one is lovely John.
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thank you so much; and to think I almost lost it; I should show my daughter: she’s grown up now 🙂
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I imagine your daughter would appreciate it greatly!
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I will show her; thanks 🙂
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I think your daughter would really appreciate this! It’s lovely.
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yes; I’m glad I found it —
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Love this one!
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thank you, Beth; I’ll be spending a week with her around Easter 🙂
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I believe you got the better things in life, John. Very sweet! 🙂
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thanks Terveen; I owe the title and the ‘feel’ of the poem to Elvis 🙂
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I can imagine Elvis dancing to the beat of this poem! Yes, you got the best deal after all, and your daughter will love this!
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What a gorgeous poem. 😍
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much appreciated, Worms; to think it was lost; it pays to ‘back up’ all your poems–
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I believe you got the better things in life, John. Very sweet!
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thank you so much; good to get a new reader 🙂
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Fantastic. Really pulled the heart strings.
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it was a very special moment, Bob —
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You win!
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well, I did feel richly rewarded , as though all my Christmases had come at once —
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This touches my heart, John! 🎶❤️
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it was a very special moment,Karla; I was swept up in the wonder of it all 🙂
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❤️🥰😊 I understand!
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Beautiful John.
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thank you —
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Seems that you got to see and hold the best thing in life. A great piece.
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that’s a lovely comment, Ulle: much appreciated 🙂
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Very funny and beautiful
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