Evergreen

Never to fade, you are returned to me in the gift wrap of memories made of marble Magnificent and magnified the moments, strung like pearls worn against the skin that covers my heart You gather me up, bundled... in armfuls of yesterdays and carry me with loving caution to be placed upon life's mantle decorated with time's treasures Evergreen, the limbs of love.... of lasting smiles that are the sonnets of my soul.... Evergreen, the fragrance settling in.... Evergreen, the touch of tender light Replaced by none other... Relinquished, not for a sheer second... Relished, as what serves me best... Never to fade, I am returned to the pine barren expanse deep in the forever forest Of father and daughter... Where only the morning mist Knows how much you are missed... And Evergreen Evergreen...