poems by erika

poem #5- love poem

i'll write a thousand books

and sing a thousand songs

before i am able

to describe how i felt for you.

because when i think of you

i imagine a sun, shining bright

after a million rainy days

but no, that's not right.

you're a sky full of stars

or the mix of colors 

when the sun sets on the horizon.

i imagine a blooming springtime

and looking out the window

and seeing a million different snowflakes

drift slowly to the ground.

i see the array of colors

when the leaves changed in the fall

i imagine rainbows,

and the sun hitting my face in the summer.

but all of it pales in comparison

to how it was with you. 

written january 8, 2015