Seeing You

If I could not see
Well, then I could not see you

Nor, see the Hibiscus bloom
this morning with
Morning Glories

I could not have seen
those birds playin'
leaping frogs
and chirping stories

Or, the Mockingbird
splashing in puddles
from yesterday's rain

When you played
with your umbrella
on sidewalks and drains
with little fellas

If I could not see you
as you sway reaching
for your keys
on the window sill

I would still say
'This is the day
For which I pray.'




Patrick Darnell (9.21.1999)