You are the first sheet of gold
Bursting through the window
Throwing yourself across the bed
And brightening the room
With the early-morning smile
That only I get to see
You are the twinkles
In the running water
Like the twinkle
In a lover’s eyes
During a casual
Afternoon river float
You are the cotton-candy clouds
Above the western skyline
Blowing kisses and
Bidding farewell
As the sun tucks away
Behind pine-crested hills
You are the diamonds
Strewn across
The velvety night’s sky
More precious than anything
Man pulls from earth
Or makes by hand
You are
The growth of Spring
The heat of Summer
The colors of Fall
And in the painful, enduring winter
Whose chill bite leaves marks
You are the one perfect day
With clear blue skies
That breaks the dreariness
And brings hope for tomorrow
You are my light
And I love you
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