I never knew what to say,
The way that I could just talk
To you and be me and laugh
And say whatever that came to
My mind. You have always been
The very best of what I’ve known
And liked and loved and believed.
I think you deserve the very best,
And will excel in what you do because
You’re the very best. And that’s not
Something I just say. It’s something
I stand by and honor and acclaim.
Because you always surprise me
And rise in me a smile. You’ve been
One of my favorite things. A corner
Of my soul and heart. And so you
Are Royalty to me: defensible, supreme,
And—just—so very beautiful to me.
I am going to miss you like the breeze
Of the coming spring season.
Thank you for everything. For
Everything you’ve given me.
Any little thing—or big. Because
You are a queen and have always
Been. Because you are the
One of the best things I have ever
Known or wish to know. Or
Will ever want to come to know.
M.M.
