i know you briefly
but i know you well
for you are a man of
integrity
i know your heart
is honorable &
there is no limit
to the trust
that i or anyone else
can place in you
i know your word
is good––
that your voice is
quiet &
that your promise made
is forever
your promise kept
i know you are
a kindly man
with gentle hands
who loves his
family
at the distance
of a continent
i can sense your mind
thinking––probing
the darkness &
the light to find
beauty & to discover
truth
i know that you
care for this world
and all the people in it
& that everything you do
tends towards
perfection