For Will - on the occasion of your 1st birthday

the surprise of you

took my breath away -

i’d forgotten for a minute

it was your day

the perfection of you,

every crease and fold,

each change of expression

will never grow old

the joy of you,

as you laugh yourself to sleep

and giggle when I kiss your eyes,

I will always keep

the glow of you,

smiles that shine,

my sunrise in the mornings,

how is it you are mine?

the newness of you,

though it changes every day,

keeps me marveling,

and will never fade away