We spend so much of
Our lives seeking
For the love
Of others.
And at the pinnacle
Of that quest is often
The searching for
A love mate
A heart mate
A soul mate.
And those who find
What they were seeking
Often realise
It’s nothing like
The books
The movies
The legends
Or the fantasies.
No human love
Is forever
Even if we found
of find
The love of our life
Sadly, they will leave us
Through the door
Or through the grave.
Everything on Earth
Is temporary.
Once upon a time
Has an
Expiration date
We each have only this lifetime
And romantic love
Is only one color in the rainbow.
So if full spectrum love
Is what we seek
Why not savour
All its gifts?
Why not celebrate the love
of each friend
The nuances and joy
Of heartship
Of friendship.
Why not truely honor the love
Of children
Their genuinue smiles when they see you
Their clasping of a finger
Their joy
When you spin them in circles
Round and round
Then beging for more
Might the love of a child
Perhaps be
The most precious of all?
And why not fully honor the love of family
Between siblings
Between parent and child
Between the extended branches
Of the tree.
The love of animals
The wild and free
And the ones who live at home
There is nothing like it
When they run to you
Or look at you
With eyes of pure love
Reminding us
There is
Love
Everywhere.