I saw you first beneath the trees
The wind was soft, the world at ease
You looked at me, and time stood still
And something quiet in me thrilled
We chased the waves, we ran through sun
I said so little, but we had fun
You laughed so loud, I watched you glow
And kept the words I couldn’t show
It was a year I loved you true
Through skies of pink and oceans blue
I said less than I ever meant
But every moment, love was sent
The leaves turned gold, the days grew slow
I made you tea, you didn’t know
How much I wanted you to see
That every calm was you to me
You brushed the snow off of my hair
And I just smiled, too shy to dare
But in the hush, I held it tight
The way you made the cold feel right
It was a year I loved you true
In little ways that never flew
I let the silence speak instead
But love was there in all I said
Maybe one day you will recall
The little glances, after all
And maybe then, you’ll come to see
That quiet love was loud in me
It was a year I loved you still
Without the words, against my will
And even if you never knew
A whole year passed, and I loved you