"When You Thought I Wasn't Looking"

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You hung my first painting on the refrigerator,

And I wanted to paint another.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You fed a stray cat,

And I thouht it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You baked cake just for me,

And I knew that little things were special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You said a prayer,

And I believed there was a God

that I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You kissed me good-night

And I felt loved.

When you though I wasn't looking,

I saw tears come from your eyes

And I learnedthat sometimes things hurt --

But that it's alright to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You smiled

And it made me want to look that pretty too.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

You cared

And I wanted to be everything I could be.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I looked...

And wanted to say thanks

For all those things you did,

When you thought I wasn't looking.

(c) 1980 Mary Rita Schilke Korzan

*Note:  The reason this is on my web page is because I thought it a very pretty poem and I wanted to share it with everybody who visits here.

Thankyou  Mary Schilke Korzan

Hugsssssssssssssss

The above poem has now been claimed.  Also corrections have been made to depict the original poem.

This poem was written as  tribute to Mary's mother, Blanch Schilke.  To see more of Mary's work, please visit the following web page:  http://www.nd.edu/~eschalm/korzan/