“ to live in peace “

I have hidden in your midst throughout
the Summers of our lives.
I stood my ground in the Autumns of our day’s.
I held my own as you posed naked
in the Winters we have shared.
I watched over you as you budded
throughout the Springs we have known.
I honor you for you have allowed me
to live in peace a tribute seldom seen
in the reality of this world.