As You Say Hi... Poem by Nestor David Armas

I met you as I came in through the door;

I didn't expect you would impress me even more,

Assumptions were made;

But it didn't rain on anyone's parade,

The time grew weary of routine;

Yet you were never mean,

And at times I thought I yearned for tomorrow;

For you to bring cheer into my sorrow,

A smile here, a laugh there;

How is it that you always manage such flair?

Innocence never looked so pretty;

Though at times you may seem so giddy,

But no one should demand of you;

That which you may not want to be or to do,

For it is how you are;

That makes you like a lucky star,

Bright in the sky;

Bringing someone hope as you say Hi,

Flooding away all worries;

Like the happy endings of so many stories.

(01/26/2007)