Nobody makes me
feel a love as tender..
In truth,
nobody comes
anywhere near..
to what I feel
when I reflect
upon The Rose..
The One I hold
next to my heart,
gently and dear.

We had to learn
so much about
each other
to get close.
Traverse
so many ups
and downs
and highs
and lows.
Upon a time,
I thought all love
must come
at once and easy..
God sent me love
through which
I had to grow.

Some love
is not delivered
to you
on a silver platter.
Some love
you have to work for
to eventually earn.
God sent me love
which taught me
how to love
much better..
a love that every day
I grow to love still more..
and shall continue loving
further still.. and evermore.