Ansley Piper Dunning 

(this written about a baker's half-dozen years ago)

this then stunning lithe oldest teenage niece, daughter of
my younger sister epitomizes a tall drink of water
(similar to the mother at same age)
What with her willowy young woman body
brimming with budding potential 
   for breath-taking beauty
enhanced by her quiet mien

expressing itself thru exemplary 
   artistic and literary flair
if asked to draw a character sketch anime 
   or wax poetic she would demure

modesty restrains her 
   acknowledging creative talents
so I thought to compose an ode in praise
of this quiet-natured adolescent 

   teetering on the brink of adulthood
(now a glowingly radiant young woman)
evolving positive qualities 

   via submittable the strength of said sibling
whose ambitious parents embarked to Spain
late summer found them 
   bound for the Iberian peninsula
this brother suppresses 

   envy adventurous bold risk-taking
exposing offspring to world wide web of Europe
fostering cultural awareness represents continuity

for I remember this youngest sibling 
   as gently conniving for courage
to act on her je nais sais qua esprit de corps

as like an inner divining rod 
   and faith in self-enabling an exemplary example 
of motherhood constituting
both this and Marleigh 

   (the second of deux whip-smart darlings)
with the world at their fingertips as hands-on learning
all the while insinuating courage 
   to take life by the red dee bullhorns!