Penguins, penguins, on the snow.
Penguins, penguins, off they go.
Penguins, penguins—little wings, little wings
flapping, flapping when they swim.
And I love you both so much
it frightens me, to the point
it might destroy me one day.
And I long for your laughter
more than words can say, more than words can say,
more than words can say.
I am writing to you from the past, which is a bit like time-travel, only cheaper. When you were a little tot, I tried to teach you to listen to what the trees were saying. Your fingers and mine would rub their bark. I think you were paying attention! I wasn’t your dad, but you made me feel like I wanted to be.
We put our hands back to back.
We say, “I love you this much”.
We put our hands back to back:
that’s an infinite universe of
invincible, effervescent, everlasting
love.
Penguins, penguins, on the snow.
Penguins, penguins, off they go.
Penguins, penguins—little wings, little wings
flapping, flapping when they swim.
And I love you both so much
it frightens me, to the point
it might destroy me one day.
And I long for your laughter
more than words can say, more than words can say,
more than words can say.
I lived around the corner from you and your mum. You lived above her shop, and part of me hopes you are still there when you read this, and that the door is still the same bright yellow. You were such a character back then, and would mimic the sound of the Whitby gulls. The soft whispering, which leaves make, is ‘susurration’—one of my favourite words. I will give you a single piece of advice: listen to the trees like a child again.
We put our hands back to back.
We say, “I love you this much”.
We put our hands back to back:
that’s an infinite universe of
invincible, effervescent, everlasting
love.
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