Maria Dryfhout

  • The Gift

    A special gift was given to me
    In the middle of a summer day.
    I understood the meaning
    And what it had to say.

    The gift was planted and took hold,
    And grew strong because of love.
    It wa…

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  • Turning The Tassel

    Tonight becomes your night
    As you turn your tassel.
    A new door now opens
    As you leave high school hassles.

    There’s a wondering in your eyes,
    And on your face, a smile.
    There are dreams …

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  • A New Hand In Yours

    Created for my daughter…

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  • Evergreen

    I was just a tiny sapling,
    With roots so very small.
    I had no buds or blossoms,
    And felt no sunshine at all.

    Then a short time ago,
    I slowly became aware
    Of you watching…smiling…
    Q…

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