By David Roth
© 4 August, 2004
for Linda – the light of my life
In all the languages
Ever spoken
By all the people who ever spoke them
Verses
In all the poems ever written
By all the poets
Obscure or famous
Who ever wrote them
Flowers
In all the fields
Of all the spring times
In all the lands
Of recorded history
Lyrics
In all the songs
Ever written
Sung, or left unsung.
Chocolates
Ever made
In all he candy Shoppe’s
In all he world
Good intentions
Ever intended
By all the well meaning individuals
Who ever had good intentions
Or sentimental cards
Not enough
Of any of these things
Or more yet to be considered
By all the brilliant romantic minds
Ever to conceive of them
To tell you or show you
To even come close to telling or showing you
How much I love you.
But until my dying day
And with my last thought
And breath
I will try.
