Poem: To Peggy on her Twentieth Birthday

To Peggy on her Twentieth Birthday   When first I held you in my arms, Oh twenty years are long— And fondly called you Margaret; As in the poet’s song.   I thought that you were mine alone, As in a world apart, A tiny bit of elfin grace, To cherish in my heart.   But...

Poem: To Michael

To Michael   What can I say of you, Michael That hasn’t been said before? Sweet, adorable, perfect, ah, You have heard it o’er and o’er, But when I look in your shining eyes, I know there is something more.   If we could read it, Michael, Ere time has dulled its glow....
Poem: Shadows – To My Sister Olive

Poem: Shadows – To My Sister Olive

Shadows To My Sister, Olive   Often all unbidden as the years have drifted by, Visions of our childhood come to haunt my memory Pictures of the canyon where we played so long ago, Dark with shadowy redwoods that was home to you and me.   Here beneath the...
Poem: To My Dad

Poem: To My Dad

To My Dad   To every one upon this earth it seems Some special one means more than all the rest. Deep in our hearts the hero of our dreams, The well beloved, the noblest and the best.   When reverie recalls me down the years To that far time when memory...