Birthday Poem

you are the world to me
i give it to you
i give you the seas and the land
the mountains and the plains
all creatures great and small
i give it all to you

You are the moon to me
i give it to you
pearly white beams that light up the night
silver sister marking the phases of our lives
a silent, eternal force
this, also, i give to you

You are the sun to me
i give it to you
i give you all it's gentle warmth
it's beauty at sunrise and sunset
all it's firery mystery and infinate power
i give it to you

you are the universe to me
i give it to you
vast reaches of outer space
stars, galaxies and the great unknown
who knows what lies beyond our furthest reach?
all this i give to you

All these great and mighty things are yours
i put them in the palm of your hand
there's one more thing I have to give
it's not grand or significant
or beautiful like these other things.....
i give you my heart

3-18-'98