You are a
Birthday present that
I discovered nestled
In a closet
Surprised and tempted
I don’t take
But simply touch
And wonder what
Wonderful gift sits
Inside daily I
Peer in knowing
That one day
Soon I will
Unwrap you having
You then forever
More as mine
I never knew
Your dad and
Now that he’s
Gone I never
Will but I
Can promise you
This if he
Made such a
Marvelous man like
You he must’ve
Been even more
Marvelous please say
Both my hello
And goodbye to
Him for me
I have discovered
That I live
My love in
Springtime fresh blossoms
And fields of
Wildflowers ripe for
The picking my
Heart sings then
I’m not made
For the dryness
Of summer nor
Fall’s end nor
Winters deadly grip
Give me spring
When love pops
Tickling me daily
Let me smell
The sweetness of
Nectar and drink
From cool ponds
You can have
The other seasons
Give me spring
Oh in love
I’m a child
On his first
Bike all wobbly
Steadied by another
Eventually pushed glide
For a bit
Then fall skinning
Hearts and elbows
I try again
Remembering the feeling
Of flying and
Fall many times
Eventually I will
Ride with freedom
Protecting my elbows
And my heart
And oh damn
Just as we
Started the news
Came of goodbyes
But they weren’t
Ours they belong
To someone else
Apart we are
But now closer
Than together mourning
Your painful loss
I’m still here
Right here where
You left me
Say your goodbyes
Then come back
To your hello
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 