Post by Rob on Feb 28, 2015 17:23:32 GMT
Perhaps love
Our joining up, so long ago,
has resulted in all of this, before us now,
sweet touches, outrageous surprises,
wrestling with the dark angel,
chancing head first into life and death
meandering, hesitating, coaxing, surviving,
going for broke, and waiting for the one moment..
I look at you now, as I catch my own reflection,
are we becoming like each other,
has what we found in each other,
now to live in us,
we fall asleep in each others safety,
our grandchildren melt us into one,
our children cascade into one deep kiss,
we eat from the same garden,
our marriage closes our eyes,
it keeps our health,
it allows for what we do the worst, and best,
it criticizes us only when we don’t try.
Life has come, we have been opened,
there will be an end, as there was a beginning,
we live in each others keeping,
we have eaten a thousand meals, at the same table,
we have been private, we have known how the heart breaks.
We have made room for each other,
even what is dark,
you have your cup of tea,
as I eat my can of beans,
marriage has provided breath,
wonder, and tears.
Love lasts and is hidden behind the leaf,
We walk slower now, with purpose,
we each remember, being on our own,
gifts come freely, we understand more, and less.
We have been held together, in spite of ourselves,
We have tasted what is at the bottom of the well
Life together has glistened,
with the twinkle of a dark moon and a thousand stars.
Our joining up, so long ago,
has resulted in all of this, before us now,
sweet touches, outrageous surprises,
wrestling with the dark angel,
chancing head first into life and death
meandering, hesitating, coaxing, surviving,
going for broke, and waiting for the one moment..
I look at you now, as I catch my own reflection,
are we becoming like each other,
has what we found in each other,
now to live in us,
we fall asleep in each others safety,
our grandchildren melt us into one,
our children cascade into one deep kiss,
we eat from the same garden,
our marriage closes our eyes,
it keeps our health,
it allows for what we do the worst, and best,
it criticizes us only when we don’t try.
Life has come, we have been opened,
there will be an end, as there was a beginning,
we live in each others keeping,
we have eaten a thousand meals, at the same table,
we have been private, we have known how the heart breaks.
We have made room for each other,
even what is dark,
you have your cup of tea,
as I eat my can of beans,
marriage has provided breath,
wonder, and tears.
Love lasts and is hidden behind the leaf,
We walk slower now, with purpose,
we each remember, being on our own,
gifts come freely, we understand more, and less.
We have been held together, in spite of ourselves,
We have tasted what is at the bottom of the well
Life together has glistened,
with the twinkle of a dark moon and a thousand stars.