I see
colors wisely placed for dice
heightening
the value
to our
home and our life.
I watched
you just cut flowers
and pick
the small white ones
to put
with the large yellow ones.
I don’t
know much about flowers
and sure
appreciate the nice
combination
you create.
It is
that nice little way
you snip
here and there
to cut
them fine as a hair.
Your concern
for each little thing
shows
me each big thing
will be
handled.
Your lavish
caring
for the
flowers in our garden
shows
lavish caring for our lives.
When you
say
the picture
of the wise old man is me,
the wisdom
and love in naming is you.
Walking
around with diligence and concern
that all
things are in order, for your
home is
made from love.
Dusting
a little here and a little there,
in sweeping
arcs that say
this home
is our love’s trophy.
Roland James May 2001