For baby Matilda Mitchell life's trials have started early <br />And one might say by lady luck she has not been treated fairly <br />But since her operation for her cleft palate she seems healthier and brighter <br />And on her mum and dad Gwen and Richard the burden of care lighter. <br /> <br />She had trouble in breast feeding and it should go without mention <br />That she was one in the need of great attention <br />And her grandma Yvonne gave her mum and dad great backing <br />And on Matilda's behalf she was not found lacking. <br /> <br />Baby Matilda Mitchell the greater gods are with her <br />And she has already proven that she will never be a quitter <br />To a career in the theatre or the arts her pathway to destiny is leading <br />One well might say it's all there in her breeding. <br /> <br />For Matilda Mitchell the World out there is waiting <br />And in years from now we will be celebrating <br />The girl from 'The Patch' in her moment of glory <br />Her life to date already a great story.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-matilda/
