To George

 

I take the time here

For a reflection or two,

For such pleasures there are

And yet I never knew.

 

A child at the beginning

Needs patience and understanding to grow.

This you gave to me even though

My childhood was long ago.

 

My life was an ocean

Too deep and too vast.

I let the waves roll over me,

Waiting for the biggest splash.

 

You quietly showed me

Of the futility,

That true pleasures of life

Come with simple humility.

 

One must learn to slow the pace,

It's really quite simple,

To absorb the intensity

Of even the tiniest ripple.

 

As I learn from day to day

The joys of knowing,

It will be to you I'll smile

With grateful owing.

 

 

B. Benjamin                                                                                         

BBP45