For Calvin James

I smiled as I hug you Joyed as I tugged you From anywhere to everywhere Your baby eyes bright and clear I am proud as I befriend you Still soft and handsome as dew I watched you grow Alighting on any rose Your roguelike fancy chose I was contented when you marry Had many children in a hurry Whom I was too far away to know We talked from phone to phone When cancer invaded your bone I heard you whispered But it never registered The dew must go when sun Light empties the cup of fun. O, tongues-i, I have no tears For all the memories of our years; One day I will let go But I cannot do it now - far as I know.