Part I · The High School Era (1992–1996)
Brighter than the sun on a summer solstice clear—
Her smile beaming brilliance in a blinding brisant sear—
I approach this ravishing radiance
And burn when I move too near.
But I love her far too much to turn and yield to fear!
Composed 1994–1995 · part of the Poems collection · authorship documented on the Provenance page.