Parting Strengthens Poetry (1996)
By Mark Feezell / DrFeezell.com

2. Song for Jill

“Dream a dream of Springshine
in the waning autumn light,”
I heard Him say.
“I have made a gift to share with you,
and when I give I never give halfway.”

Heart of gold — deceptive glow,
a faulty dream of youth — I see the truth:
see the gold is far from pure, in fact
a tender shoot of grass is what I find.

Dewdrops on the green,
sunlight’s shattered gold.

I love your golden heart: 
baptized blade,
dewdrops and the fire of Father’s love.

Beauty in the weakness:
weak things grow.

Composed in 1996 by Mark Feezell / DrFeezell.com
Dedicated to the Public Domain (CC0 1.0) 2024.