To Kara

For ten of the most wonderful years any man has experienced. 

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This Woman

When I look at this woman

I relive the perfection of first kisses

The thrill of holding her delicate hand

Scenes of laughter, blissful ignorance of the years ahead

All the euphoria of budding love rushes to my mind

When I look at this woman

I feel the cold wind on the shoreline

The dampness of the earth as I knelt before her

Words, inadequate and fumbling, attempting

To ask for something far greater than at first imagined

When I look at this woman

The depths of the ocean could not contain

Once I entered into, valleys and mountain spires

Exploring all there is to see and know

Understanding she continues on, infinite and awesome

When I look at this woman

Cradle of life within her flesh

Heart beats, moving, reacting even then

Consummation of a growing love between

Greatest of my treasures given by her

When I look at this woman

I perceive what no one else could

Uncommon strength, amazing and gentle

Unseen scars, only I can touch with trembling hand

Permeating beauty and loveliness, breathtaking

When I look at this woman

That which is not yet, is still certain

We will walk unyielding into every day

Secured fast, yet free and light

Uncomplicated, uncompromising, ever true 

I see all that I need, all I desire,

What makes me most afraid and

What inspires me to greater plateaus

 I know true joy, and life, and love

When I look at this woman

I love you, Kara