When I first saw you,
I thought that you were candlelight –
warm and soft and inviting.

When I first learned your name,
I thought it was beautiful –
declared by the angels themselves.

As I got to know you better,
I thought you were ivy –
hardy and evergreen as you grew in my heart.

Now you are my friend,
and I know that
you are more than candlelight –
you are wildfire, passionate and devastating.
You are more than the angels –
you are heaven personified.
You are more than ivy –
you are Mother Earth and all her wonders.

I know that you are the sun, the moon,
I know that you are all of the stars,
I know that you are everything.

– for one of my best friends, Rosie