I Have Loved You in So Many Ways - Rod McKuen

I have loved you

In so many ways

In crowds or all alone

When you were sleeping beside me

When you were away

And I imagined others watching you in the street

Or worse — you in other people’s arms

I have seen the march of beach birds and loved you

I’ve leant myself to summer sun and loved you

And seeing naked trees

And raising my collar to the wind

And counting minutes till chartered hours were there

I have loved you

And the questions never asked

The answers learned at love’s expense

I’ve promised myself

I will not ask

Where you’ve been tonight

I’ll only say hello

And hope