A Child’s Adoration

The way your mouth curls,
The way your eyes spark,
The way your laugh cries;
It’s very, very charming.

The way your hair curls,
The way your shirt’s tucked,
The way your shoes shuffle;
It’s very, very charming.

Your voice is not loud,
But isn’t too deep;
The way you work hard,
Make these feelings hard to keep.

How I wish these thoughts
Could be something more
Is also but an
Impossible feat;

The distance from here
To where you may stand;
Is much too far
To make any demand.

It’s fine from this place
Because I can see,
How your very self
Is very, very charming.