The crashing of the ocean

The setting of the sun

The whispering of the willow

The way the river runs……

The way the eagle's calling

The way the panther leaps

The way the stars keep falling

The way the hollow sleeps

In the golden of the daytime

And the ebony-hued night

In the brooding of the darkness

And the brilliance of the light

The breathing of a baby

The love a mother gives

The sounds of laughing children

The life a father lives

These things are precious to the heart

They take the breath away

But they can never match the beauty

I see in you today.