By Gabriel Andreas

Learn to Fly

The way you run,
feet barely
touching the
ground,
I know we can
still learn
to fly.

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Spark

There are more with a spark like the one you carry in your loving heart, so I know we will never be lost.

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Secret Admirer

I probably won’t admit it in person, but I think you’re pretty great.

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Full Steam

All the years have not lessened the feeling of excitement in me when you give me that look. The one that says Fire it up, we’re going in.

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Core Team

Don’t take your family for granted, because people who love you even after they know you don’t come along every day.

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Bad Monsters

Trying to pass themselves off as monsters, but the smile in their eyes keeps giving it away.

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Other Worlds

We are not so far away from the world of giants and secrets and magic.

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Everything

Nothing feels more like everything than love.

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Angel Mode

They talk about angels, but what if the angels are within, and all we need to do is unfold our wings.

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Shine

For everything you’ve done and everything you are, thank you. You are the light that shines.

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Higher Path

There is a way up toward the better world we have seen in our dreams, but these stairs won’t build themselves.

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Breathless (he)

The first time
he saw her,
he knew it
was going
to take
another
fifty years
to catch
his breath.

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Touchstone

When I wasn’t sure if it was
worth it
to keep going,
because of how hard it was,
you were there
to show me
it wasn’t going to be easy,
but it was going to be worth it.

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Light Within

The light
inside of one
person
is enough
to change
the world,
so imagine
what we
can do
with two.

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Breathless (I)

The first time
I saw you,
I knew it
was going
to take
another
fifty years
to catch
my breath.

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We Missed You

Warm rough hands,
worn work boots,
dirt on the pants
and a dance in his eyes.
Hey everybody,
dad’s home.

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Quiet Way

You arrived
when you were most needed
and held the ground steady
in your quiet way.
For us, there is no question,
we could never have made it this far
without you.

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Teach Love

The best teachers
are the ones
who show you
how to use
your heart.

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Boundless

This is the
kind of love
that just keeps
going.

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Natural Bond

Maybe it doesn’t
have to be
so serious.
Maybe we don’t
have to make a big deal
out of spending
the rest of our lives
together.

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