Richard M. Deets

If I were a magician with dancing eyes,
I’d grant all your wishes for a smile.
Sunny skies full of waltzing butterflies,
New friends to share your toys (for a while).

Two big purple teddy bears that speak,
Poodles that laugh, blue noodles that sigh,
Silly little mice dressed in pink boots that squeak,
Five polka dotted ice cream cones a mile high.

A dozen daisies dancing in a velvet case,
Triple rainbows after each gentle rain,
A magic mirror pool to reflect your pretty face,
And seven pennies for wishes not too plain.

I would give you twenty pop-up clowns,
Candy Leprechauns counting pick-up sticks,
Unicorns to ride in parades through glass towns,
Colorful floating bubbles (just for kicks).

Furry little kittens to tickle your cheeks,
Fourteen canaries dressed in turquoise tights,
A pocketful of sweets to last you four weeks,
Three little piglets in fields of flowers flying kites,

Gold tickets for all the rides at your favorite sites,
Fifteen princes to carry all your stuff,
A blinking magic carpet for special flights,
And play rooms that tidy in a single puff.

I would hand you the world on a silver string
And listen to all the children laugh and sing.

Love is nature's threads
embroidered in children, stitch
by stitch by a mother.

Let's ride into the sunset on a rainbow.
We won't come back until tomorrow
In the grandeur of the misty sunrise,
With stars that fill the skies in our eyes.

We'll paint the sunset with colors of dreams,
Dreams we create with desirous schemes.
I'll use shooting stars to write I love you
On stellar blackboard, this night anew.

We'll fly past galaxies on gossamer wings.
I'll tell our favorite stars of special things
You've done since you touched my heart.
From you I can never live apart.

You're the face in the misty light of the moon,
The laugh that floats on cosmic breeze in June.
You're the magic spark of nature's fiery cone,
The ember of joy I call my own.

Venus and Cupid sigh when I tell you
I feel so very lucky to be loving you.
The one I run to when each day is through,
I simply can't take my eyes off of you.

The morning light may steal this moment bright
And take away the stars of the night.
We'll have the memories by love's brush drawn
That color our dreams and light the dawn.

Look into my eyes and see the sparkling stars,
Those thousand dreams that become ours.
Listen to cascading stars chime in whispers,
I'm yours until the end of time and vespers.

He's so strong; he's my love.
He's the man, he's my dream.
He's my angel from above.

He's so sweet; he's my dove.
He's my sugar; he's my cream.
He's so strong; he's my love.

He's my special puppy love.
He's a tease, such a scream.
He's my angel from above.

He's my teddy, my huggie love.
He's my squeeze; he can please.
He's so strong; he's my love.

He's my gentle kitty love.
He's the star in my dream.
He's my angel from above.

He's my mate, hand in glove.
He's my hero; he's my dream.
He's so strong; he's my love.
He's my angel from above.