Poetry

What Is It About Sunlight?

From a collection of love poems.

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What is it about sunlight
That reminds me of you?

Is it the way
That the sun warms my skin
Like your eyes heat my soul?

Or the way
That the sun brings light to each new day
The way your smile brightens my life whenever I spy it?

And what is it about moonlight
That makes me think of you?

Is it the way
That the light dances on the dark ocean water
Like your love dances across my troubled mind?

Or the way
That the moon’s gravity causes the oceans to ebb and flow
The way your chest blows your sweet breath to and fro?

And what is it about your love
That makes me want to live forever?

The answer is
The sun and the moon
And all that is natural in the world —

You light my way
You breathe life into my world
And I will dance with you forever