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You are so beautiful.

I can’t look away.

I found starlight in your eyes

that makes bright my dark nights.

I found sunshine in your smile

that makes warm my cold days.

 

There is something about you that shines.

It dazzles my eyes, but

I can’t look away.

I could drink you in like champagne,

bubbles and all, but

never get light headed.

 

I found a river in your soul

always pouring forth

always dancing and laughing

always running and flowing

always changing.

 

I found a river in your presence

that makes cool my hot temper.

I found a lake in your love

that makes freshwater waves in my quiet life.

 

I find you beautiful,

but you were beautiful before I found you.

Your beauty is no one’s to tame,

it is a wonder to behold.

 

It can be hard to see

the stars in your own eyes.

I know that sun in your smile

shines outwards most of the time…

But you see the rivers, don’t you?

You see the lakes? Hear the waves?

 

Your beauty is not mine to tame

but neither is yours.

Your beauty should flourish and grow

until there is enough for you to see it

enough, only then, for you to share.

Your beauty is bountiful and natural.

It just is…

 

And if it happens to be my honour

to see and hear and feel it,

then let it be your pride and joy

to know that you are beautiful

in a way that perhaps only I can see,

but only you can be.

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