So Soft As If To Say The first shaft of gold That shadows through the darkness Of a newborn day Rests upon my love So soft as if to say, “I love you. I love you, I love you, I do!” Her head is on the pillow— A smile is there for me— Sweet in sleep she lies— A kiss upon the cheek So soft as if to say, “I love you. I love you, I love you, I do!” The beauty of my love— Her smile, her eyes, her hair— Skin so smooth and warm— Body close beside me So soft as if to say, “I love you. I love you, I love you, I do!” The blue of her eyes Appears with the dawn— Wraps her arms around me— A blanket so warm And soft as if to say, “I love you. I love you, I love you, I do!” “I love you, I love you, I do!” ©1967 Tim McMullen All Rights Reserved