For Jacob

The Gift of Love

A Sonnet,

By Izzy Sommers

Dear Jacob, Mentor, Driver of my Bus,

You pulled me from the deep and made me whole.

You gave me gifts beyond the treasure of

Bill Gates’ of Microsoft, Bill Clinton of

The White House and the Walmart’s Family.

The gift of love. The gift of giving love.

The gift forgiveness gives. The gift of God.

The gift of Jesus as he taught and healed

And sacrificed his worldly flesh to save

Humanity. Humanity! You gave

Me back Humanity. You helped me find

My soul, my humanness, my kindness and

My love of Man, my wanting to be Me.

My need for friendship and support, and Thee.

THE END

© Izzy Sommers

Welland, Canada

Spring, Rebirth, 2008