Sunshine

YOU
ARE MY SUNSHINE, MY ONLY SUNSHINE,

Her
eyes – like the water's surface on a nice day. The shine of her
pale hair. A flash of her bright smile. Her light tinkling laugh. I
always feel so...warm when she's around.

YOU
MAKE ME HAPPY, WHEN SKIES ARE GRAY,

Standing
at their graves,- the rain hits. From nowhere, an umbrella ...and
her. Walking back, she sticks out her tongue, giggles and runs to the
big yellow house. With a wide smirk and a laugh, I chase her there.

YOU'LL
NEVER KNOW DEAR, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU,

There
are flowers on all the chairs filled with friends set up in the back
yard. My brother stands next to me smiling. Then she's walking down
the aisle and everything else disappears. I can't breath and my palms
are sweaty. It's as if all the beauty in the world has been
compressed and centered in her. When I try to say the most important
words I'll ever say, I almost can't. Because there are no words to
express this.....

PLEASE
DON'T TAKE, MY SUNSHINE, AWAY.

My
eyes are closed and I'm so scared. Not because we're in a hospital,
or afraid of a flying wrench and her screaming. No, I'm scared
because she's NOT. It's too quiet after all the chaos.  I pray to any
God that might be up there that she just fainted. I couldn't handle
it if...NO!... I won't even acknowledge that line of thought! A
crying wail sounds from across the room and my eyes snap open. She's
laughing weakly - holding her arms out to the tired looking nurse on
the other side of the bed. The blue bundle is so ..small, and loud!
As she kisses his little blond head, I realize I'm crying. In both
relief and joy. I wrap my arms around them both.

“Hi
there little guy. I'm your daddy.”

YOU
ARE MY SUNSHINE.........