I Love You Too

(my own version of Tom's song:)

I love

Little girls in spring

Burnished brooks that sing

Laughter of rain

And grain

I love

Weather-dappled glass

Carpets made of grass

Cloud-ships overhead

And bread

And I love you too

I love

Coffee-flavored dawns

Children-trampled lawns

Daddy’s stubble-chin

And grins

I love

Teen-agers that blush

Midnight’s velvet hush

Weathered rocking-chairs

And pears

And I love you too

I love

Off-to-school-day-hugs

Butter-flies and bugs

The joy of dinner-time

And rhymes

I love

Sunsets, little boys

Quiet after noise

Autumn-painted trees

And cheese

And I love you too

I love

Sunday morning calm

Snowflakes on my palm

Whispers soft as silk

And milk

I love

God’s amazing grace

Sea-breeze on my face

Bicycles and blooms

And brooms

And I love you too

© Janet Martin

…and I love that one could write a hundred verses to this song.