Daddy, I
Love You
Daddy,
I love you
For all that you do.
I'll kiss you and hug you
'Cause you love me, too.
You feed me
and need me
To teach you to play,
So smile 'cause I love you
On this Father's Day.
Death for One
Ought Not Mean Death for Two
Death for one
ought not mean death for two.
We cannot die of grief unless we will.
Love requires us to love life still,
Lest love be less than life and death are due.
We cannot choose but choose for others, too,
For what we choose does what we are distill,
And open fields with inner sweetness fill,
That those who pass might hope or faith renew.
So may your love for loved ones that remain
Bring you through this season of despair
To some unquiet, sad, but gentle spring.
Emerging from your chrysalis of pain,
May you find a new world blossomed there
With new songs bittersweet that pleasure bring.
Destiny
Destiny's
surrounded by her friends.
Everybody
looks on her with love.
Sometimes
she dreams of wild and stormy seas,
Terrifying
winds and moaning trees:
Inside
her is a restlessness that rends.
No
fear: the love she lives with will remove
Yearning
that might bring her to her knees.
Do Not Doubt I
Love You
Do not
doubt I love you, even though
My actions may have undermined my words.
We could be as connubial as birds
Had I not let my wild longings show.
I cannot help wanting to
devour
All the world that comes before my eyes;
But more than all the world is that which lies
Within the precious circle of our bower.
I'll do
anything to keep you with me;
Our love will last as long as you have will.
Despite my untamed need, my love is still
A rock against the surges of the sea.