Close your eyes
and be the bird
upon the wind
stretch your wings
and be the wind
that carries you
Close your eyes
and be the air
that moves the wind
abandon your boundaries
and be the breath
that births the being
I love you
Among all things
Gone wrong
I love you
In the silent departures
In longing
And belonging
I love you
In the falling leaves
And under maple trees
I love you
In the footsteps left behind
And the ones not yet made
I love you
Walk with me
My love,
Let us walk
Together
Further and further
Into life
Deeper and deeper
Into love
Love is the blossom
that grows not apart
that winks like a shadow
on the sun’s burning heart
Love is the softness
that tames yet remains wild
breaking or mending
yet is innocent like a child
It holds not a difference
it tears not apart
it gathers all passings
in seams of tender scars
Love is the asking
that needs no reply
bruising and healing
stays or walks by
Love is the chamber
that holds no regrets
it keeps and releases
it rises and sets
Love is the gift
you cannot return
it is not destined
for ashes
with immortality
it blazes and burns