For D. on the Occasion of her Graduation
06/17/2017
The day was ours
The sun it shone
We were young
I borrowed you
Your baby arms
Your silk white hair
Your pale eyes
I borrowed you
Your skin like cake
Your heart of pink
Your tiny jeans
I borrowed you
Your chubby feet
I saw your soul
Inside your toes
I borrowed you
Your radiance
Soprano laugh
Butterfly mouth
I borrowed you
Evening came
I let you go
You took my heart
Away with you
Now you’ve grown
A woman stands
Reminding us
We borrowed you
Thank you sweet
For all you are
My love is yours
Forever more.