Again

I fell in love with you today, again You encouraged me In some way, some sweet way Just to be me Like you do, like you do As you have done for years I have tested you But not, but not on purpose subtly and not so subtly I have dared you to declare That's enough! That's enough!' Instead, you say, More!' I watch you love your children as they grow But not so fast that they have sped through Dad's a jerk' But, sometimes, far too fast to see you or to know That you will risk the designation through your own private tears So you can spare them theirs. I see you nurturing the best in people I see you, patiently and thoughtfully dealing with their worst What, oh what, what, oh what, I ask the universe, What's not to love?' One must be careful with that question It sends out spies and tricksters sowers of the seeds of discontentment. They have come back empty handed. I fell in love with you today, again.