THINGS I MISS ABOUT YOU

Your candycane smile
the way you wrinkle your nose
the twinkle of your eyes,
the way you inspire people
to do the right thing.
The way a smile is inducted into existence
every time you see a dog.
Your unexpiring effort
to live up to your own expectations,
and those of your parents.

Your valiant effort
to remain gallant and brilliant
even in the face
of the greatest snowdrifts.

I am not sure
what I miss about you most,
only that I do.

Copyright ©2010 Ashi Shadow - 08/17/2010 on Megan
The snowdrifts are part fictional, and also part metaphorical for challenges in life.