Watching You

Watching you grow,
in every way
Watching you flourish,
and I pray
For God's hand
to hold you
through triumph and trial
That you be guided
by His ways
every step, every mile

From bathing to babbling
from smiles to kisses
your ways are amazing
your presence dismisses
all negatives
and matters far too trivial
to affect
with a glance of your blue-greens
I'm sure to forget

your ways are fashioned,
shaped by grace
Divine evidence revealed
in the reflection of your face
everything about you
evoking awe, fascination
uplifting, confounding,
the essence of inspiration.

but all the fanciest and sophisticated
words in existence
are just hollow compilations,
vain attempts
at the intangible ways
of love, of beauty
that is found in you,
so purely, so truly