For Josh

**I don't often write rhyming poems or songs so feedback is welcome. This is a work in progress**

You hear her say

You tell her that you love her
In every marching step
You tell her that you love her
Singing songs with all your breath

You loved her as a child
When you climbed her vivid trees
You love her even more now
You know she lets you breathe

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You love her so you spend your days
Chanting till your lips turn blue
Take a minute in the silence
And you hear her say "I love you too"

You tell her that you loved her
Writing postcards shouting "VOTE"
You tell her that you love her
When it seems most people don't

You tell her that you love her
In the weeks you spend in study
You love her in the guidebooks
And the boots you get so muddy

(chorus)
You love her so you spend your days
Chanting till your lips turn blue
Take a minute in the silence
And you hear her say "I love you too"

She's a quiet teacher
You must listen, hear her say
She tells you in the food you eat
And the way she brings the day

She tells you in a birdsong
Or the sunrise, or the city park
She tells you in the stars
And the way they guide you in the dark

(chorus)
You love her so you spend your days
Chanting till your lips turn blue
Take a minute in the silence
And you hear her say "I love you too"