So many of us
Spend so much of
Our lives seeking
For the love
Of others.
And at the pinnacle
Of our search
Is the quest for
A love mate
A heart mate
A soul mate.
Yet those who do
Soon realise
It’s nothing like
The books
The movies
The legends
The fantasies.
And those who don’t
May keep looking
Or feel unfulfilled
Or eventually
Realize it too
No human love
Is forever
Even if we found
The love of our life
They will leave us
Through the door
Or through the grave
Everything on Earth
Is temporary.
That
At once upon
A lifetime
Has an
Expiration date.
And that romantic love
Is but one color of the rainbow
One flavour of ice cream.
So if full spectrum love
Is what we seek
Why not savour
All its gifts?
Honoring the love
of each friend
The nuances and joy
Of friendship.
Honoring the love
Of children
Their smiles when they see you
Their clasping of a finger
Of you hand
Their joy
When you spin them in a circle
Round and round
Then beg for more
The love of a child
May be the most precious of all?
Honoring the love of family
Between siblings
Between parent and child
Between you extended branches
Of the tree.
Honoring the love of animals
The wild and free
And the ones who live at home
When they run to you
Or look at you
There is
Love
Everywhere.