The Gift

When a Gift is Given
The value is not Found
In the wrapping, Packaging
Or ribbon you tie Around.

True beauty is Hidden
Beneath all the Art
And can only be Seen
Through the eyes of the Heart.

Playfulness, Cheek,
Like that of a Child,
Shine from the Depths
Of a passion that’s Wild.

Vulnerability, Strength,
As expressed by a Flower,
Graciously lead to Your
Real source of Power.

How beautiful you Look,
Some may say from Afar,
But I see Inside
And know how Beautiful you Are.

The Puddles Of Spring ¹

The Puddles that form in the Spring,
quickly evaporate in the Summer.

While the Ocean’s depths,
never dry up.

A Romantic Attraction
that is quick to move on from,
is a Romantic Attraction
that was never that deep.