CARAMEL SHORE by DEMOND R. JOHNSON
I THINK OF YOU OFTEN
LIKE LONG MIDNIGHT WALKS
ON A CARMEL SHORE.
YOUR SWEET ANGELIC FACE
STILL STAINS MY BRAIN
YET TIME MAKES THE IMAGE
MUCH HARDER TO SUSTAIN.
SOME DAYS ARE GLOOMY
LIKE POUNDING WAVES
ECHOING THROUGH AN OLD SLAVE SHIP.
AT TIMES I SEE A STAR
THAT SEEMS TO TWINKLE JUST FOR ME
AND WONDER IF ITS YOU
SMILING DOWN ON ME.
THERE IS NO POSSESSION I WOULDN'T GIVE
JUST TO HOLD YOU ONE MORE TIME
TO FEEL THE TOUCH OF YOUR TINY HAND
CRADLED INSIDE OF MINE.
I NEVER SAW THE COLOR OF YOUR EYES
OR EVEN SEEN YOU WIGGLE A TOE.
YET I FEEL YOUR LOVE RUNNING THROUGH ME
LIKE SPRING WATER THROUGH WINTERS SNOW.
SO UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN MY CHILD
AT THE STEPS OF HEAVENS DOOR
I WILL ALWAYS BE WITH YOU
ON THAT CARAMEL SHORE.
LOVE DADDY
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