Book of Past Challenges

George, Mi Amigo

I'm missing you.
         Hermano to my son
         Godfather to my grandchild
         Gentleman
         Familia
of choice and friendship.

I'm missing you.
         Your laughter fills a room
         Your teasing with a twinkle
         Your sincerity I trust
         Your tall tales that so entertain
         Your generosity with all you have
         Your BIG smile
         Your traditions
so different from mine.

I'm missing you.
         My chest fills
         My smile broadens
         My mother tiger wakens
         My toes tap
         My family grows
when you are around.

Feliz Navidad.
                   ~~Judi Van Gorder


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"day 8"  
Theme: A special face at Christmas. A loved one: a best friend, a child, a spouse, a parent. A person who is real; not a book character. Someone you see, if only occasionally. Someone alive. Write it TO that person, FOR that person specifically. Use their name as your title. IE: My husband - Ken or My Child - Rob. ( or some variation along those lines that gives the relationship in some form.)What do they look like? What about their face gives you joy? Makes you feel some emotion? (safe, warm, loved?) Tell us about them by how they look. (When looking at you, laughing etc.) NOT what they do, but what you see and how they make you feel when you look at them.

Words to use: no specific ones today.
Forbidden words: face, you, (changed my mind after an hour and a half trying not to use that word.) <---NOTE lined out word!

Additional parameters: Rhyming or not, (or a combination) and at least 20 lines.