At long last, Lord Jesus, I have declared my love, in full, for You;
and let that one poem become the effulgent star
orbited by all the other poems, be they many or few:
my sacrifice of praise for You, Beloved, and please accept them as they are.
I have written and signed these as Starward-Led;
nor shall fear of dying soon or of being
dead to this world disturb me: for in You, I shall be alive,
and the Love I bear for and toward You shall eternally thrive.
Januarian