Love

by Dan Kennedy

Trinkets tottering on the edge of emotions,

Cascading down in shimmering falls of grace…

Diamonds master-mined from treasures

Buried deeply in the soul…

Some would consider

these alone

to be

Love.

Simple oneness, delightful in its ordinary attire,

Slight splashes and nuances of daily color

Enliven its majestic beauty…

Communion, seeking neither

to be coddled, nor flattered,

Gently satisfied in the ever-deepening heart…

Rare sights of these

are but whispered

to be

Love.

Exotics, exclusive birds and gloriously plumed fowl,

Strutting unashamedly back and forth

across a stage called “beauty and brawn”…

Hushed undertones of rumor, mixed with

half - truths and whole lies,

Undermining our pseudo-cultured

elite and any-class…

These too, can also be declared

to be love.

What then, is

Love?

Should a powerful blender of the soul crush and combine

All the ingredients of Life and Love… would this blending successfully

be able to make a concoction of the true Love-potion ?

Or would these broken and jagged shards

Find their same glory, or impotence, with their illusive counterparts…

And bind themselves once again…

In the strata of their own shallowness or profound depth?

What will stand the Test of Time...

What is…Love?

If I were to say, since I have gently tasted

The glorious flavors of its fruit,

I would say that Love is Oneness… Soul Communion…

A Simple, but unfathomably delightful blend of Trust, Respect, Submission & Fellowship,

undergirded by

Faith, and Commitment to God and toEach other,

And, genuinely

Rejoicing in the Joy of Faithful Passion!

Each of these precious attributes Fused together –

Clinging in Steadfast Patience,

As they, from time to time, endure profound Trial,

being Purified and Sealed Together

in the Furnace of Life…

This is what I call

Love!