Star Trek: The Original Sonnets

- I -

From early days you gave me joy

and taught me with unmeasured hand

the way of laughter's sweet employ

to keep its healing my command;

unnumbered tears wiped from my eyes

by you who shared in all my sighs

and gave me free your shoulder strong,

so making childhood like a song.

Today you ask for my report

full knowing what I have to say,

yet still you must put on the play

and query forth to hear in short:

"As dear to me as salt are you;

as dear as water, love of you."