One lovely spring day

I found it euphoric, walking my dog

She was so full of play

Unbound by her typical chains

I breathed in the world

And smiled in joy

It’d been so long

Since I felt like a boy.

Just through the park and moving to home,

I took just a quick glimpse down at my clothes

There on my jacket a sweet little gift

Given without intention or notice, secret but silent

I stopped with a grin from ear to ear

Her photo came straight into focus, lovely and sweet

And I held her soft strand of hair up to my cheek.