Shirley received a postcard from daddy with the words of Mao Zedong loudly ringing through the sky: Women still hold up half the sky:
Shirley I don't how we started calling you Shirls, (smiles)
Today I pray for you and all the world wide girls,
That you have the wisdom and endurance to weather life's stormy swirls,
That you may never forget your inestimable worth is much more than earls,
Beyond the physical expression of beauty through your curves and curls,
Buried within you are a numberless many gems and precious pearls,
Be sure to mine every one of them as you unfurl like a fern,
While soft and sweetly kind know that life sometimes calls us to be a little stern,
Learn from your mistakes and keep moving,
Arise from your hurts and keep loving,
The world needs you living fully,
Lending your brightest spark to the darkest places usefully,
Never apologies for shining or living or excelling,
You can become ANYTHING,
Never seek to be a man,
Your womanity is more than enough humanity,
Never forget to pray!
Happy Women's day!
Lovingly,
Daddy.
Brussels © March 2015 afesehngwaHilary
