
" Never was one so loved as I love you today; never in the whole wide universe was the synchronisation of two hearts ever closer in their beat as one. You are to me all that I ever wanted and dreamed of; all that one creature has a right to hope will one day come their way. Without you, my child, my life would not only be without one source of infinite love, but the true feeling of love itself would be lessened to the strain of such loss. Let me hold you tight and close to me while you are still so small and vulnerable so that I may remember in my old age the sensation of true contentment of being and total conviction of purpose. The day will come soon enough when you shall crave to leave my bosom and establish your own independence and family, but until that moment arrives, hush and give your mother just one more loving squeeze, for my heart yearns to be stirred once more." William Forde: July 1st, 2013.