I imagine you with stardust in your hair and laughter lathered on your skin Your giggle is like a hummingbird’s song and your eyes twinkle like pearls Your little feet leave a trail of magic behind you And on your breath float droplets of honey The rolls on your arms are like cinnamon tarts Your … Read more
Love cannot be quantified Any more than you can trap sunlight in a bottle Can you count the amount of rays with your naked eye? Or do you feel its warmth against your skin and accept its presence? Love cannot be quantified And oh how presumptuous we would be to attempt to measure it! Do … Read more
I wanted to hold your handAs I carried you on my hipLet you feel the face of a leafPoint up at the starsThat one is youAnd that’s meAnd that’s DaddyI wanted to show you the vastness of the worldFrom our small corner of the planetTeach you how to roll honey off your tongueAnd wiggle your … Read more
Over the balcony Just a stone’s throw away A reminder catches the sun Of an absence felt but not spoken Guarded through smiles and how are you’s Two lives run parallel Once beginning on the same path Then abruptly diverging One with less sleep The other with battered dreams One with cooing The other with … Read more
“Let’s dance?” Our feet took the leadCold tiles against warm skin John Legend sang through the dining room Sweet steps, from honeymoon days, flowed in Muscle memory nudged us to twirl I caught a sparkle in his eye Dimmed from age, but a twinkle still A white candle danced beside usGreat love is easily treasured … Read more