Dearest Patricia:
Call me in the morning as I’ve promised your mom I will drive out and take her to the garage at mid-day when she is notified that her car is ready.
And my thanks for two lovely days - I’ve enjoyed every minute of all the companionship under all the varied circumstances.
“Vaya con dios” and Buenos dias (sp?) aveo le tous de mon amour - Carl
--
Patricia
She sudden comes/
From out her world apart,/
A shining lustrous figure;/
And, in the midst/
Of all her little brothers,/
Once more she stands revealed,/
A goddess clothed/
In loveliness of spirit,/
And draws them to her,/
Enveloping them with/
All-embracing love./
In their eyes reflected/
Shines forth her beauty./
With personality that understands/
The play of little minds at work,/
She sees quite through their mischief/
To the individuality/
That makes of each a person,/
A living, growing soul!/
She takes in stride the “chain reaction”/
Of their little conflicts/
[page 2] conflicts that lead each on each/
To place the blame for minor hurts./
Offenses to the feelings mostly./
A fairy elf herself,/
She sees in all their badinage/
The give and take by which they grow,/
That out of drying tears, and wails/
Diminishing to whimpers,/
They are building self-reliance,/
And each in his own way,/
Reveals that one day/
They’ll be men/
Who’ll bring forth pride/
In all who call them friend./
She’s their “Patty” (my Patricia)/
And her love means more/
Than all the gold that flows/
Within the arteries of trade,/
Or all the sunshine/
That a mature prodigal/
[page 3] So lavishly bestows on bad and good alike./
I gladly place myself among them,/
For I do know/
Whence comes my inspiration/
And the lightness in my life,/
And to whom my love/
In recompense is due./
My all-pervading hope/
Is always to deserve it/
And that it last forever./
Carl
February 3, 1966
Dr. Carl Duncan and Patricia Whiting Collection (SJSU)
