I have looked at sunsets as long as they lasted br the reds and the golds and the pinks of them br the play of light on the edges of clouds br the changing shadows over the land. br I have watched the sea steadily rolling in wave after wave br breaking against the rocks with the energy of distant storms br or gently lapping at softer shores. br I have gazed up at the brilliance br of a black night of stars million upon million br no moon to dim their richness. br I have seen the hidden blues and greens br in a slow river of ice. br I have known forests and mountains. br br I have known you also and you no less br are part of the universe. I can admire br the changing sky in the colour of your eyes br the moving sea in the curve of your neck br the wonder of an opening rosebud br in the crook of your elbow.