"Assert yourself", she said to me, and so, much like a flash,
I felt a p'wr rise up in me, and hope that it will last.
A perfect line of iambs there, but not a perfect mete',
Jessica delights in verse and feels it from her feet.
This said, I wonder why I cannot figure out her prose,
she's like a garden full of gifts that no one e'en knows.
Composed, serene, with dancing eyes, her posture says she cares.
To hear and know and think and grow, this oozes out her ears!
So thank you dear, for being here, and sharing you with us,
We are the ones quite lucky you know, leaning on your truss.
CLR 2011