Define me not by morning's light;
A dawn broken sweet as tender breath
From warm, tender lips to your cheek is pressed.
Define me not by noontide's swell;
A graceful note, overflow'd and chiming clear,
Ne'er faltering to a mournful knell.
Define me not by sunset's calm;
Settling gently o'er the vale
Drawing you closer to sleep with its quiet aplomb.
If you must define my race;
From poetic desire or assurance of love,
Through melody, quality, or form of face,
Look no further than your own dear heart.
For we are a pulse that is beating as one;
A miracle more stunning
Than the rising of the Sun.