Shades of you
envelop my soul
and cradle my heart ...

Your love has kissed my life
like pink touches clouds
at sunrise - ever so gently;

Your honesty colors me grateful
while your pain drowns me
in endless oceans of empathy;

The soothing blue of your faith
surrounds my doubt
and ebbs the black side of my fear;

The hues of your laughter
restore sunshine and strength
to who I am;

And your passion for living
paints me in red
and bathes me in endless warmth.

Shades of you color my heart
and have etched a place
in the palette of my soul.