"DINO"....by J.E.A.
A laughing presence,
seeing that certain smartness
kept you from harm's path....
taking each day for what it was, you never deigned to kid yourself,
accepting the quietness
that came from being left alone
where you always wanted to be....
I never met you,
you eluded me as I bloomed late;
but your voice, your smile
opened your world
and you had nothing to hide....
you asked me in silence
only to accept you as you were,
and you sat back and smiled when I promised to try.-----J.E.A.