THE LESSON
I readily admit it: I’ve been a fool,
Multiplied by folly.
Only now as the Great Grey door
Of Oblivion
Stands ajar before me
Can I claim to have learned
Life’s most compelling lesson?
LOVE!
The word, of course, is only a symbol,
A precursor and a reminder;
LOVE is doing, not simply talking.
And now, before the Door, I understand;
And to “her” I give all I know of LOVE.
And it is not enough.
But in the giving, strange though it seems,
Illogical beyond calculation;
Through giving LOVE,
I have more to give.
Such a mystery!
But I let it be;
Enough to LOVE...
In this I truly live.
This is for you, my dear one;
Meager words;
But as I take a breath,
And as my heart throbs,
I offer this LOVE to you
Each day and every day.
© Second Circle Books and Arts
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