They are the strongest feelings that I

have ever had about anything

yet when I try to tell you them

or try to write them to you

the words do not even begin to touch

the depths of my feelings

And though I cannot explain the essence of

these phenomenal feelings

I can tell you what I feel like when I am with you

When I am with you it is as if

   I were a bird flying freely in the clear blue sky

When I am with you it is as if

   I were a flower opening up my petals of life

When I am with you it is as if

   I were the waves of the ocean crashing strongly

      against the shore

When I am with you it is as if

   I were the rainbow after the storm

      proudly showing my colors

When I am with you it is as if

   everything that is beautiful surrounds us

This is just a very small part of how wonderful I feel

   when I am with you

Maybe the word "love" was invented to explain

the deep, all-encompassing feelings that I have for you

but somehow it is not strong enough

But since it is the best word that there is

let me tell you a thousand times

I love you more than

"love"