“Love, always”
By Larry J. Knight, Jr.
-for A.D. and R.K. (on April 6, 2013)
It is a divine thing
to love.
The intricacy of unquestioned feeling
found in a union of two souls in love
is akin to a blessed miracle; it is
something special,
something perfect
absent of enmity.
We cherish its fire and tenderness,
pen eloquent verses and songs
meant to praise its existence,
we celebrate its power,
its ever elusive meaning
in a timeless question:
do we live for love,
or does love live
through us
in actions and words
and vows made within
God's presence?
Our answer
yields love.
There are moments, hours
of our lives, fragments of time
woven into the mundanity
of our passing days,
where love is a compass
directing us like two
aimless ships through night,
safely towards horizons
filled with promise,
filled with hope,
with clarity.
In love
we see ourselves;
faults crystallize,
want yields to concession
and we find peace.
No explanation offered
can fully describe how love
transforms us,
how it strengthens
our better selves.
We are the children of love,
entranced by its capacity
to illuminate;
passion may engulf us
temporarily, but
love is permanency.
Love is vital.
Like air and bread
and water,
like a mother’s warmth,
a father’s lessons,
like a brother’s fidelity,
a sister’s confidence
and a child’s smile,
like two best friends
embarking on life's journey,
love is divine.
(c) 2013 | Larry J. Knight, Jr.
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