With you there is a love
that fills the air we breathe:
a gentle understanding,
a common thread we weave.
With you I’m not afraid
to show the essence that is me:
the good, the bad, the ugly.
For, through all, your love I see.
With you my heart’s desires,
treasured dreams that I hold dear,
are safe from scorn and laughter
so I trust and freely share.
With you I have a friend
who ever seeks to understand
the hopes and joys and challenges
which make me who I am.
And though it may be hard
to believe what I now say:
“I love you more than ever
on this precious Christmas day!”
By Jeanne Loehnis, 2005