YOUR BIRTHDAY IV

Would that I could

give you what I want

for your birthday.

I would show you sights

steal you stars

and sing for you

as long as my breath would last.

I would dance on the head of a pinhead

and paint something

not half as beautiful as you.

They say it's the thought that counts

but no idea

no image

could compare

with what I would bring to your feet

in fealty

if I could.

Words do no justice

to what you deserve.