I Wanted

I wanted to do something special,
Really special for you,
But anything that I could,
Well it wouldn't be equal to you,
It wouldn't do you justice.
But anything that I thought,
Well it wouldn't be worthy of you,
It wouldn't shine as bright.

I wanted to give you the world,
But mine is so little - and
Yours is so large,
But mine is so poor - and
Yours is so rich,
But mine is so simple - and
Yours is so elegant.

I wanted to write you an epic,
But I am no Keates,
And you deserve Byron,
Verse that would soar,
But I am no Poe,
And you deserve Annabelle Leigh,
Words that woo,
But I am no Shelly,
And you deserve Rumi.

I wanted to wrap you in finery,
But I only have cotton - and
You are made for silk and satin,
I wanted to drape you in jewels,
But I only have gemstones - and
You deserve gold and diamonds,
I wanted to surround with beauty,
But I only have watercolor roses - and
You deserve Minot and Van Gohg.