Beloved one you are made of gold of stars and the night sky of sunsets and sunrises fierce loud storms that rock the world and send water raging you are a thick fog, disorienting and dampening you are a freezing cold day the soft silence of a snow-covered field you are sighs, frozen on lashes you are music that grabs you sneaks in the ears and the pelvis starts the body moving in primal rhythm you are a symphony an idly whistled tune a single pure note sustained as long as breath you are the tallest firs blowing in the wind swaying and bending yet staying rooted a cherry blooming with blossoms and fragrance a sycamore in the heat of summer, providing shade a hawthorn, twisted, loaded with spikes you are a maple in the autumn drawing attention and admiration from all who see you beautiful and irresistible in your sleepiness you are the most enticing stripper on earth dropping your colored leaves one by one until you stand naked under the sky you are a cup of coffee in the morning hot and necessary you are chocolate, melting in the mouth smooth on the tongue you are the crisp tart sweetness of the apple mouthwatering savory spices the bliss of caramel the heat of pepper the comfort of a hot loaf of bread you are the first taste of honey you are water filling spaces to capacity you are a hot bath, steam rising flowing like rivers lapping like ocean waves sparkling in the sun pouring like the rain changing the face of the earth like a glacier you are a candle flame a glowing ember a crackling campfire, snapping sparks a roaring blaze pure and purifying you are the rolling hills the soaring mountains the flat plains you are the vastness of the midwest sky the beautiful surprise of a river gorge the irresistible danger of the desert the rocky coastline you are a hike in the redwood forest a hot spring in the winter and a cool lake in the summer you are the purr of a kitten the soft fur of the ears of a beloved old dog you are a soaring bird of prey a hidden mountain lion you are the smallest, sweetest mouse you are a majestic breaching whale you are all that is delicate and fragile you are hard as diamond unbreakable as graphene pliable as rubber, and versatile as paper you are a smile, a giggle, an open-throated laugh you are a whisper in an ear, a sigh in the night a gasp of pleasure you are tears of gratitude you are wails of grief you are genuflection, gentleness, and generosity you are a feather-light stroking of fingers the tight grasp of a strong hand you are welcoming you are menacing you are nurturing you are frightening you are open eyes open mouth open heart open hands open arms open legs open you are the fact of the matter the answer to the question the proof in the pudding the pie in the sky the nail in the coffin the gift that keeps on giving the needle in the haystack the glory of the morning the silver lining you are all that is seen and unseen all that is felt and experienced all that is sought after and desired all that is precious and rare. and this I vow: you will never need to hide again