Precious Things

I will talk with you of precious things, The sunsets' hue and birds that sing, What children did and adults do, And teaching babes to tie their shoe. That time is worth much more than gold, And greater still - someone to hold. Health is not so over-rated, Biggest regrets? O'er those I've berated. To spend an hour with my niece Is like another puzzle piece, The real measure of a man May be in how he takes a hand. How dawn and dusk partner their color And share that with an ardent lover. That tiny bloom so trodden on Could still bear seed, even looking wan. A child dancing with Elmo and chasing the dog Is better than coffee at cutting through fog, Anticipation's not better than the event, And moments together are time best spent. I've learned I'm not completely whole, That television can't fill my soul, And what I've been and what I've done Have been negated by the Son.