'Into her eyes'

'Into her eyes'     for my granddaughter, timothy r gates, 12/16/2013

Into her eyes
i behold beauty,
said and unsaid sadness
said and unsaid joy,
yes, happiness too.
i behold natural innocence,
loving growing older
loving not hurrying to grow up
yes, even giggling and giddy.
i behold belief practiced,
expressed and unexpressed doubt
expressed and unexpressed wonder
yes, even what i lack without this insight.
Into her eyes
i behold beauty,
reminding me of what i never knew, was
reminding me of what is, now
yes, even the baptism by her eyes of mine.
Here irony is eclipsed by the beauty of
beholding.