My Love, She is a Pretty Thing

*Published in Better Than Starbucks 2017

My love, she is a pretty thing,

a dream of girlish charm,

a regular siren when she'd sing

(at least, a car alarm).

She laughs with such a dainty trill,

you'd never think of thunder,

and curses with such modest skill

the devils blush, down under.

She's witty, tasteful, wrinkle-free--

it's like she can't grow older!

You won't hear otherwise from me

since she's reading over my shoulder.