For Emma Me. Never feeling silly Never feeling scared Never hesitation Always feeling heard. Her. Never losing patience Never lacking faith No exasperation Always keeping safe. Her. Strong but not unbending Soft but never weak Funny yet not flippant Gentle, never meek. Me. Happy and contented In your company Never feeling awkward Always completely me.

The Reason I do not love you for you looks, Nor for your dazzling smile. Not for your gentle, warm blue eyes, Or for your charm and style. Nor do I love you just because So many others do, It wasn't their kind words and praise That made me think of you. Intelligent you may well be, Most tender, strong and true. All good things but not the reason why I fell in love with you. There is one thing, that first I loved, Of this at least I'm certain. The reason that I fell for you; Your outy belly button.

Mirrored He smiles at me, a shy private smile, And I can't stop smiling. His eyes crinkle when he laughs, And I can't take my eyes off him. He turns his feet towards me, And my feet want to wrap around his. I see his hands, red raw with overwork, And my hand reaches out to soothe them. He concentrates, a look so serious on his face, And I can't think of anything but him.

Bears Why did I see bears last night As I went off to bed? Not real bears I hasten to say But dream bears in my head. They didn't frolic, talk or roar, Just sat there still as stone. Then one by one they walked away Till I was all alone. "How odd!" I thought, "this makes no sense, What does this dreaming mean? Do bears have some significance? Some truth I have not seen?" If I had dreamt about my day Then that I'd understand. Or had a happy fuzzy dream That left me feeling grand. And bad dreams, even scary ones, Well they can be ok For sometimes fears and worries Choose to show themselves this way. So though there have been nights where I Have screamed and laughed and wept, Last night I saw the strangest thing Just bears, as I slept.