I'm not sure how it happened
How I was suddenly so blessed
Yet you came to me
Like a butterfly I couldn't hope to capture
If only to admire its beauty for a precious moment

I can not explain so many new feelings
Make sense of my scattered thoughts
Yet you fit into me
Like a long lost piece of my complicated puzzle
If only long enough to make me feel alive again

I don't know where our paths will lead us
What we'll be to each other as time passes by
Yet I'll carry you with me
Like a beat of my heart held silent for so long
If only to let you know what you'll mean to me til the end...

- L.C., 2008 (These words poured from me like so much rain very shortly after I met the woman I would fall head over heels in love with and eventually marry. I didn't hesitate to send it to her...)