never doubt how much you mean to me
let us just say
you are one of my happiest thoughts
not fully realized
the dimness in the back of my mind
shivers as the eyes read your sweetly
thumping words
the gentle ebb and flow that each our
tides share
compares to no other
this is truth that I state to you
in its purest unadorned form
hence, the term 'special' does indeed
apply where you and I are concerned
fear dares not be in me
as I embrace the essence and friendship
that lies in well protected in you
an inspiring kinship there in
fondly strokes many of the deeper
emotions that I choose to favor
humor, respect, wit, trust , loyalty.
love, pride filled joy
all these factors come together to
wondrously create my mentally
indestructible you
'My Amiable Consort'.................
(Feb. 21, 1996)