how do i love you?

how do i love you?

let me count the ways.

i love you on your very best

and the very worst of days.

i love to see you laughing

i love the way you stare.

and even if you forget my name,

i love you just the same.

i love to see you dance.

i love to see you smile.

i love the way you take each day

in your own unhurried style.

i’m happy when you’re happy,

and i’m sorry when you’re sad.

and even though it may not show,

i love you when you’re bad.

how do i love you?

well, now, let me see..

i love the way you stand up

and fight for what you believe.

yet stay as gentle as one can be.

i love how you let me be.

i love to watch you sleeping,

tucked away in pleasant dreams.

i love to hear you whisper

all your giant plans and schemes.

i love your big shirts i wear

although they really fit you well.

i love how calm and composed you can be

even when it already feels like hell.

i love how comical you can be

and still maintain your poise.

i love how you can simply take

all my noise.

i love how you make me laugh,

i love how you make me sing,

i love how you never fail to amaze me

i love the joy you bring.

i love the woman i become when i’m with you

-independent, strong and free

i love the way you make me me

i love the way you caress my face

and how you wipe worries away.

i love to see you deep in thought.

i love to watch you play.

and though i’m sure you’ll never know,

i love you more each day.

how do i love you?

it’s impossible to say.

for if i had a million days

and time enough for all the praise,

i couldn’t tell you all the ways...

i love you.`