You were standing,
a silhouette against
the icy blue of
a northwest bay-
the most beautiful
shoreline you've seen,
you said,
and love, do I
agree.

even standing
by this ocean,
in this dew-drop
forest I
call home,
overwhelmed
by Oregon's
beauty once
again-

I'm taken aback because
you're so beautiful.

and all I can possibly
see
is you.