dancing with my daughter: poems of love, wisdom & dreams
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With words of understanding and encouragement, author and poet Jayne Jaudon Ferrer celebrates the process of raising daughters: the joy, the fear, the exhaustion, the amazement, and so much more. In chapters named for different dances, Ferrer explores the various stages of a daughter's life. Through unforgettable poems and prayers, Dancing with My Daughter provides inspiration to mothers everywhere who are in the midst of raising daughters.TRANSCRIPT
ContentsAcknowledgments [ ix ]
Waltz [ 1 ]
J i t terbug [ 15 ]
Tango [ 29 ]
Samba [ 45 ]
Freestyle [ 65 ]
About the Author [ 81 ]
W a l t z “Having a daughter has given me a reason to reach higher and be more than I am.”
–Debbie, mother of Christy
this book, and the realization that, even though the mother-daughter dance will eventually end, its steps are pressed into our hearts forever. I hope my words can be a conduit for appreciating yours anew.
Blessings,J.J.F.
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HeirloomI remember this dress!It was my favorite.I loved it because it was buttercup yellow,because the fabric was softer than skin,because the sunflower buttons made me smile,because Mother made itjust for me.Look at you wearing it now!Wouldn’t your grandmother be proud?And shouldn’t I be ashamedthat such superlative sewing skillsseem to have skipped a generation?I can make you a cake, my darling.I can make you a nursery rhyme.But I cannot make you asoft yellow dress with sunflower buttons.And that is my loss,much more than yours.
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PortraitHere we sit—two girls—surrounded by all things pink.I look at your fingers so tiny!kiss them,caress them, wonderwhat all will fallwithin their grasp.
Your eyes are wideand merry,as though you knowsome delectable secretand can’t wait until Idiscover it, too.
But it is your skinthat captivates me.So pure!Fairly glisteningwith unsullied newness of life.My finger is a spongeas I trace across your temple, tickle across your tummy, tease across your toes.I soak up your virgin essencelike a parched stem sucking up summer rain.
Gorged on your glorious goodness,
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$12.95
Celebrate the joys, challenges, and blessings of being the mother of daughters in
Jayne Jaudon Ferrer’s
her newest collection of unforgettable poems.
An extraordinary bond exists between a mother and her daughter—it is a relationship of tensions and tenderness, friendship and frustration, incredible highs and gut-wrenching lows. Dancing with My Daughter is a profoundly moving collection of poems that will touch the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere.
Dancingwith my
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“ Dancing with My Daughter is an upbeat celebration, a poetic delicacy leaving you fed, fortified, and wanting more.”
— Glenis Redmond, award-winning performance poet and author of Backbone, Naming It, If I Ain’t African, and Word Power
“ The perfect gift for anyone who has a daughter or is one!”
— Mary Lou Carney, editor in chief, Guideposts for Kids/Teens
jayne jaudon ferrer is a happily married mother of three, a writer, and a speaker. She and her family make their home in Green-ville, South Carolina. You
can learn more about Jayne by visiting her Web site at www.jaynejaudonferrer.com.
Cover illustration: Clifford AlejandroCover design by Megan Duffy Rostan
insp iration /poetry
“Having a daughter has given me a reason to reach higher and be more than I am.”
—Debbie, mother of Christy