Poetry

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As I sit in our living room and watch you sleep,
I think back all those years, now thirty and seven and remember.
I remember when you were so tall and straight and proud.
I remember friends calling you Li'l Abner, with your six-foot frame.
I loved you then with all my heart, I love you now, even more.

I remember after dinner, working the crossword with you,
Reading those clues, looking at each other with questioning eyes;
"Is that a word?"
Then celebrate with another piece of pie and coffee as another bit the dust.
I loved you then with all my heart, I love you now, even more.

The baby would cry, and we would both jump up, one to heat the milk,
The other change his clothes, so proud of our newborn son.
The look of wonder in your eyes as you watched your newborn son.
I loved you then, I love you now, even more.

I remember the tender way you held me, your powerful arms so strong and firm.
I remember your eyes, how they would sparkle and dance;
How your laughter, so smooth and carefree would ring through the house.
I loved you then with all my heart, I love you now, even more.

I see you now, aged and bent.
I watch you struggle with your cane.
I see you struggle just to eat and fear what is yet to come.
I loved you then with all my heart.
I love you now, even more.

To me, you are still that tall, strong man
Who filled a door, and held me gently in his strong arms.
To me, your eyes still sparkle with chips of blue.
You are precious and what you were, to me you are.
I loved you then with all my heart, I love you now, and will forevermore.

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