For Michael

In the rain
and the snow,
in the asking
and in the folding.
Love
is the conquerer.

There are ribbons of light
streaming through the hair
of an angel,
pathways of love and desir
e leading to the hearts
where the quest
is to find
true need,
and true requite.

A challenge is presented
in the turning
and in the morning.
A child grows strong
freed
from the restraints
of the night gone.

Michael age 50