If I love you more 

If I love you more,
I say it with my eyes
my smile
And add my voice 
to the winds of 
an awakening dawn
If I love you more --
Then the dawn will 
scream orange with 
the passion of our 
enjoining

If I love you more, 
then I'll rejoice it
In our simple pleasures, 
leisures in the dawn
And soft kisses on your 
neck, your nape
Your ear
I'll say it in the tasting 
of our love

If I love you more, 
and I do
Then I'll think it 
and dream it
And we'll rest in 
the quiet darkness
In each others reclination
Loving each soft 
Touch
And being -- in love


Michael David Coffey
©1999