Tony McNally

ANNABELLE

How fortunate a man I am to smell
The new-born scent of my baby Annabelle
She gives me unconditional love
Her proof life must go on
Heaven bound white dove
I pray thanks dear Lord I survived my war
In 1982 some never reached the shore
She has stopped me from taking the easy way out
That sweet smell of innocence
There is no doubt
How fortunate a man I am to tell
This is my daughter my Annabelle.

©Copyright May 2002 by Tony McNally

Author’s Note: Dedicated to my first daughter, Annabelle Kelly McNally