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.
Copyright © David Smalling | Year Posted 2012
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