Having read “Discovering My Roots“, written by a dear friend and beautiful Arizonian Poetess, Michele Lee – wherein she shares photographs of Ireland, her ancestral home, while discussing maturity – I was inspired to write this poem in response…

Ancestral roots
And silver shoots
With a smile commanding eyes

You’re looking well
Lovely Michele
Plain to see, it’s no surprise

© 2025 Phil Perkins

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PHOTO CREDIT: modified photo from unsplash.com.

Devotion, by Earth, Wind & Fire (1975) – see lyrics here.