for Jeff
You were bigger than my doll
but quiet. When I bounced her on my lap
she squawked mama through her plastic mouth,
but you had no words, only bubbles;
black licorice eyes
shinier than jellybeans in an Easter basket.
Your fingers knew how to catch mine already
and not let go. Babies are better than dolls
because they see you, I said
and went back to my crayons.
Happy birthday, baby bro.
Susan Daniels Poetry 
This is such a lovely birthday wish and memory – nicely delivered 🙂
Thanks, Stephen. One of my earliest memories. Hence the sparsity of it 😉
Can’t believe that was 44 years ago.
How lovely!
Thanks, Julie!
smiles…i love the love of the baby brother….that makes me smile…because they see you really jumped out at me in this…and caught me a bit…interesting piece susan
Thanks so much, Brian.
What a delightful gift. Very nice.
Thanks, Alice.
truly saw those dark eyes… so much better than doll… to bad they cry
Aw, thanks.
Nice
Thanks, sis.
made me smile… when our little one was born, tim was two and not at all interested in her.. only when she was old enough for some adventures…smiles
Know what you mean. They brought my little bro home when I was 2-1/2. I saw him, said what I had to say, and went back to coloring 😉
O, I love the candy that babies are made of! I bet Jeff enjoys this too. I liked the tone of contentment, the fact that he was better than a doll and the equality of the crayons.
Susan, I love what you said about babies=candy 😉
Oh I love this. I lost my older brother 2004, but there’s a picture of me cradled in his 4 year old arms, smiling. This poem put me in mind of what he must have thought of the chubby living doll in his lap. Thank you Susan. X
Shah, thank you! I am so glad it reminded you of that.
GORGEOUS 🙂
Thanks, Jen!
Aw … that’s nice 🙂
Hope he likes it. Thank you!
babies are remarkable hey, even for folks who are quite small =)
They sure are!
Black licorice eyes, the tiny grasping hands–wonderful details in this. Such a nice little baby, and you left him for some crayons! That’s the way it is, though. Very well done.
Hahaha–too true, Nico. I was always leaving people for books (even coloring books) when I was a kid. Shows my character 😉
Indeed baby brothers are better than dolls!! What a wonderful birthday wish for him as well.
Aw, thank, Mary.
You can delete this comment; but I must say I had thought that AD that appeared with your poem was a video that had something to do with your brother…..sigh…and eventually after waiting for the ad to end I realized that the whole thing WAS an ad for Samsung. I wonder why Word Press is putting these ads on blogs now….or if there is a way a person can get rid of them. Quite annoying.
Oh, that stinks–I have done that too. Sneaky things.
What a cool birthday gift. “little bro” must be proud.
Oh, thanks, Terry. I hope he does like it.
Wonderful, Susan. You’ve inspired me. I need to write something for my brother.
Thanks, Lori. I can’t wait to see what you come up with!
So cool!
Thank you so much!
Such a special birthday, wish, Susan. I love the licorice eyes and just happen to have a big tub of Jelly Belly’s near by. :0) Hope you sent this to him!
Victoria–thank you, and I did!
What a great birthday present!
Thanks, Georgia.
This is so sweet…”you had no words, only bubbles” I love that.
Susie, thank you!
This brought a smile to my face. I loved reading this. 🙂
Thank you, Dana.
Lovely.
Anna :o]
Thanks, Anna.
Big sisters will always be sisters! This is so thoughtful and could only come from a poet with a wonderful memory and an overflow of warmth.
Oh, thank you, Noel. I remember looking at him, thinking/saying that, and going back to coloring. Definitely a fond memory.
Great contrast for such a young mind to make, between the living and a plaything. A wonderful memory to share with your brother.
Oh, thank you!
Nice birthday wish for your brother. 🙂
Thanks, Nelle. Yes, I really ditched him for a coloring book 😉
What a lovely birthday piece. 🙂
Thank you, C.