I love you because you are different. You move like various sounds of wind On a melancholy night; You leave no trails behind But invisible melodious notes Audible only to the sensitive ears. I love you because you are different. Your skin is the color of maturing fruit Under different shades of sunlight. You bring the fragrance of distant stars, Forests, plateaus, desert, seaweeds. You cast a tropical shadow of A moonlit island against which The waves of love hit endlessly. I love you because you are different. That exotic bird in your voice sings The loveliest song when you open Your arms to embrace the world. Even the darkest night cannot drown Your graceful smile. For you, Being alive is simple enough To overcome night’s nasty scheme. I love you because you are everywhere. You don’t need a name in order to be Kissed by angels. You are the Angel Who carries the message to the troubled, The disheartened, the discouraged, the Lost, the forgotten, the timid, the wicked… You make each one of them realize The equal importance, the same Beauty in every breathing thing. ----LTG 2004