Papa

a portrait of love in the scene of a father and daughter gardening.

Proud hands hardened and hewn
Churning, turning, softening
Stirring, packed earth- Gardening
For her

Angular cheekbones, made plain
By burnished skin stretched taunt,
copper cover, sun-weathered
For her

Precious palms soft and sensitive
Seeking, always to grip, grasp,
collide and contact,
with his

Angelic composure, night-light glow
Casts compassing shadows
He would save her from
with his