Tender
By Dave Pollick

With a tender smile,
I give to you my joy.
With a tender touch,
I give to you my delicacy.
With a tender breath,
I give to you my honesty.
With a tender kindness,
I give to you my care.
With a tender thought,
I give to you my fondness.
With a tender embrace,
I give to you my warmth.
With a tender feeling,
I give to you my happiness.
With a tenderness,
I give to you my love.

With a tender restlessness,
I give to you my dreams.
With a tender dream,
I give to you my hope.
With a tender hope,
I give to you my trust.
With a tender trust,
I give to you my weakness.
With a tender frailty,
I give to you my strength.
With a tender strength,
I give to you my inner beauty.
With a tender tension,
I give myself to you.

With a tender moment,
We share our tendered wishes.
With a tender sharing,
We share our gentleness.
With our shared tender,
May we love each other
As such.
And gentlest of all is my heart
Which is tender
Truly for you.

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