OUR GOOD LOVE

i love  
every piece  
of you,  
all that you are --  
even the parts  
i don't like, i love  
 
and how is that?  
 
that this old man  
would love an old woman  
so much  
and see her fears  
and failures  
and foibles  
and still call  
his home heaven  
and count her  
among his blessings  
and thank his gods  
for the privilege  
of these bright mornings  
of good coffee  
and conversation  
 
and these things  
reciprocal --  
so this old man  
thankful, too,
he's found  
a place  
in the heart  
of a good  
woman