love – Page 2 – Poetic Meanderings

Pink

Pink shows love, pink imbues the purity and the heartthrob, pink shows love. A ribbon in a swirl with a loop of infinity — a symbol with no ending, boundless empathy, the eternal pattern… this is love — to pray unceasingly for a cure. —C.L. Fisher, November 2021

No Goodbyes

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” —Winnie the Pooh We had a reception— balloons, cookies, a special cake; we signed little notes, took photos, shared reminiscences— and as I stood back in one corner to take a moment to consider howContinue reading “No Goodbyes”

Remembrances

Such remembrances we have…. We might mark a certain date, celebrate it every year, or keep a tattered square of cloth from a childhood quilt, or carry a frayed picture of a grandmother or cousin; we might have pressed petals, yellowing letters, or faded Christmas cards…. But sometimes we just hold intangible, precious memories inside,Continue reading “Remembrances”

Another Sunrise

We set out before dawn, again, as we have so many times before, across the lawn, down by the park, further through a neighborhood we have walked for over a quarter of a century, our path must be a groove in some spots by now — how many times have we been shaded by ourContinue reading “Another Sunrise”

Shine

I didn’t fall in love with you…. I bloomed. I sometimes forget how brightly you shine— I’ve become accustomed to your ways— but then when you laugh and smile as you tell an old story in that familiar style, I am taken back to the first time I realized my soul resonated with your everything-Continue reading “Shine”

Inescapable Dawn

The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night, checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light. — William Shakespeare Shy sun, resting behind a passing cloud, not ready to star in the requirements of hours, he waits behind a gray curtain, but his brilliance escapes, reminding us a full infusion of light will dawn… So,Continue reading “Inescapable Dawn”

Dawn Rising

“Morning without you is a dwindled dawn.” — Emily Dickinson I’d share an orange sorbet sunrise with you at 16 or 82, like this cool, mellow morning — what a privilege to see so many day-beginnings with your kindness beside me, blue sky & clouds rising, a path before us, another excursion of our ongoing,Continue reading “Dawn Rising”

Blooms of Joy

Joy is the serious business of heaven. — C.S. Lewis We hold the light of a single bloom, the beauty of a life given, a gift of truth lavished upon each wonder of creation, so let us shine as luminaries of kindness, humbled by the Love that made us, surrending a joy the emanates intoContinue reading “Blooms of Joy”

Well-worn Shoes

We amble, toss questions to each other, consider future plans — travel & leisure, family gatherings, friend trips — and our pace is slowing as we reminisce about past adventures, a life- time of loving each other, and I think we are like well-worn shoes, and however unromantic that may sound, I think there isContinue reading “Well-worn Shoes”

As Light Broke

My eyes lift to the center arch as light breaks through the caged lamp-tops Illuminating the cool, smooth tiles above…. Moments before I stepped into this historic cathedral, I learned that a friend had passed, walked into heaven just hours ago, and now I bow my head, imagine her like that light, her soul waking,Continue reading “As Light Broke”