Perspective with purpose

Moments to wish for
touches
glances
breaths

feelings to overcome
lies
urges
tests

dare to be present
feeling
living
breathing

to yield thoughts
judgments
bitterness
seething

age lends perspective
obscures
visions
pursuits
of haste

reminds of mortality
grandeur
purpose
nobility
laid waste

time renders all
intentions
shown false

desires
fade quickly
windows
to walls

chances to dream
then live
in this
state

glances back
gazing
why
did I wait

the artist
the dreamer
the boy
the man

the painting
the vision
the frolic
the plan

today
they blend
finally
become one

not so many
days left
to have joy
fun

each moment
to live
so deeply
a father

a teller
a giver
a pillar
a lover

steps to take
fully
whole
complete

the dream
to now
live

appears
at my
feet.

Frown with a tear

Tonight was a 
new place
for this heart 
to end up

facetime chat with a 
precious face
overflows
my cup

games and play
contests 
ridiculous joy
laughing

just watch me
she shrieks
Daddy roars
clapping

she's learned now
to text
found icons
emojis

sent
hearts and kisses
ice cream
candies

as our time came
down
to the end of
our night

she sent me
three last ones
that burned
in my sight

unlikely she knows
her father ponders
every moment
he misses

the moments at good night
he yearns
for sweet hugs 
cuddles
and kisses

feeling this heart
now crushed
with a memory
so clear

seeing her
last three emojis

a pensive face
a sad face
a frown
with a tear