As I grow whole
Will event hold,
Or fail acquire
A fervid soul,
To render mind
Suitably bold,
That so in time
Be a man whole,
Afore I realize
I’d grown too old,
To effort recognize!
realized
“ The Gift ” ~ of you ~
I want not forget
Fail having tried,
Or simply accept
I chose regret,
Mindful that I could
Rather than affect,
Without need to try
As tho I could deny,
You be easy on the eye…
I need recall
The times you tried
Offering your all,
I too blind to see
You needed me,
As I you even more
I might’ve realized
The gift you offered,
I hadn’t known before…
Doesn’t tax a memory,
To recall the many
And none as worth if any,
Yet didn’t know enough
I had this gift to hold,
But only now can tell
When I am wiser old,
And you’re now gone,
A gift for someone else to hold!
