When I look at you . . .

When I look at you
I smile inwardly
And the warmth touches 
my soul

In a sizzling welcome
of love, infinite --
In its depths, its joy.

When I look at you
I rejoice
And the joyful feeling
sends waves of love
Surging through my body

In a rapturous welcoming
of our being
In love's ecstasy --
endlessly.

Michael David Coffey

©1999