Monkey Puzzle, little child monkey hard to understand,
How out of hardship and pain you grew
Into our charming princess, our fairest lady and our guiding angel.
You won our hearts, our admiration and our love.
You will live forever in film, in our hearts and in our memories.
We first met you as princess Ann and we fell in love
For you were a princess – beautiful, graceful and elegant.
Your doe-like eyes melted our hearts and your smile warmed our inside.
As a little girl growing up, we were charmed by your child-likeness.
You made us laugh. You made us cry. And above all you made us love.
As a nun, we saw the inner turmoil of a maturing woman.
As a teacher, we understood the pain of our prejudices.
Even as a ca11 girl, we could feel your melancholy heart and longing for love.
You showed us how we fall in and out of love and gave us a glimpse into ourselves.
You even showed us how to steal a million and laugh delightfully.
We understood your struggles for a happy marriage.
We admired your dedication to family in spite of betrayal.
We felt your love and compassion for your own children.
We were motivated to charity by your love for our children.
In the midst of it all, you were an angel and you guided us.
Goodbye Monkey Puzzle. Goodbye Angel Happiness.
You leave us a legacy of love and grace
We will ever strive to imitate.
In your honor, we shall continue to laugh, cry and above all
We will love. We will love you and promise to love the children.
Author notes
Monkey Puzzel was Audrey Hepburn's childhood nickname given by her dad. In later years she would write him and sign the letters MP.
Written June 6th, 2004
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- ^ ...Looking Up... ^ by Jettison.
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Wow, this is wonderful.
KT -
This was an awesome dedication to an awesome lady. I am a devoted fan of Audrey's too and love her work and the woman behind each film. She really was a guiding light and you have illuminated that once more within these lines. Just beautiful, like the woman this was devoted to.
Wonderful work.
Nate. xxx -
no words can express it...
OH MY GOSH...Beautiful...awe-inspiring...I LOVE AUDREY!!! Her face covers my room and my purses. I truely hope to read more poems written to/about her. Thank you for a wonderful tribute to a MAGNIFICENT lady!!!!!!!!!!!
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I like this poem too. It's nice to know about others who love her like I do. She really was an awesome and loving and very talented person. Beautiful write!
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