I've always searched for my perfect love
praying to You above...
Please God! Send this special love to me
I promise to treat it gently for you to see.

I'll speak of love in such a sweet way
and all the beautiful things I see each day...
starting with the lovely golden sunrise
watching a sleepy owl..so old and wise...

Birds singing a happy song
telling secrets to their young, tagging along...
Dear God! One cold day, I saw my love
amidst a crowd and knew he was from heaven above...

His smile was beautiful and I could see him glow
with every passing moment, my feelings would grow...

When I smiled at him, he did not see
the tender feelings and love I prayed would be
As time went by, I thought my heart would break
Dear God! Is loving him a mistake...

That night a sweet dream came to me
of impending things that is meant to be...
My love came to me next day
telling me things he'd wanted to say...

Let me be your friend, I heard him say
in his own quiet special way...
Our love grew with a new beginning each day
We sang songs so happy and gay...

We sat upon the banks of the bayou
He told me things he wanted to do
Over the hill there is a place
Filled with love, sweetheart roses, linens and lace...

His dream to rebuild everything gone wrong
To live in the old home where we belong...
Dear God! I spent time around the old cypress home
Wishing this old place would be my own...

You know God, the dreams we shared
Sweetheart roses and love to spare...
My dreams were answered the other day
When I heard my sweetheart say...

My best friend, please be my wife
And be mine for the rest of my life.

~ Anne-Marie Hodgeson ~