Here, a Diamond I Give to You

Here, a diamond I give to you
and hope you’ll hold dear
and your care for it true.

For that diamond I’ve kept
for years and years on end
always feeling it was trapped.

But when I saw one
who seemed to glow like God
under the yellow sun.

You. I knew this jewel,
a fragile and cold thing
would no longer be cool.

Yes, for you it warmed.
And for you the diamond
melted and formed.

I hope that in return
for my most treasured thing,
the reason, you learn,

Is to give yours to me,
that precious stone
in your hand, I see.

“Here, a diamond I give to you,”
you say with bright joy.
And our loving trade goes through.