One Without Compare

"Even the beauty of celestial sites
can not help but pale—
in the light of your radiance—
for their brightness and majesty
are simply dimmed,
while near the attendance
of your smile,
glowing warm.—

The brightest stars are always
out matched—
in the presence
of a perfection
that lies within your eyes,
and that which lives behind them:
the loving kindness
of a soul
that is so near and dear to mine."