Shape me – forever > LOVE!
What
if the soul and heart discern
What
is not discernible to the naked eye?
What
if there is more beyond the heights
Of
physical and romantic love?
Ah
– Yes, to be deeply loved gives you strength – and
Loving
deeply gives you daring!
But
what if you walk into the green, lush meadow
Of
the garden of your heart,
Hear
Love's voice in the song of a Meadowlark
But
without gratitude
For tears from a full sky,
Song and
Flowers, your love-devotion
Could
die:
Lean
on LOVE!
Love’s
supply comes with burning flames
Of
yearning to surrender to its might,
Even
though the tears from your eyes
Grow the roots of love deeper.
To
love someone because you want love
Is
not enough --
To
love because someone needs your love
Is
enough!
Loneliness
needs Love!
Love
is the presence of light within,
Love,
and love more . . . and if love hurts,
Walk
right on with LOVE, because
Love
moves you, leaving behind the pain,
And
elevates you higher in its atmosphere, to shine.
Such
love is the beginning of wisdom!
Can
we live without wisdom?
Without
the evocatively beautiful that is LOVE?
Where
there is love there is all of
Life!
When
you see the smile of Love that’s
The
beginning of love filling your heart!
If
you want to be with a friend,
Can
distance and time keep you apart?
No!
It cannot!
Love
is already there,
It
is within – You,
“In
word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity!”
Love
within you sees the Beloved’s face
In
the landscape of an inner life,
Which
instantaneously unites.
Listen
to Love and you are in its presence!
But
then, don’t mind distances’ lessons,
It
may just fan the fire of affection,
Love
is a force, more enriching, more formidable
Than
any other so-called power –
Love
is All-in all!
It
regenerates, lifts the flower of your being,
And
blesses you immeasurably!
Just
a touch of Love and we become lovers . . .
It
seems when we are waiting for Love,
It’s
slow as a snow-bound roe, but when we are still
And
soak every moment with love,
We
experience Love’s thrill of eternity!
Consistency
is its nature,
Nourishing
us with its bread and sublime wine,
Its
cup is full of encouragement.
LOVE
calls out “Be Mine, live in Me!
And
you’ll never hunger and thirst again!”
Ah
then– we love to love, to love Love!
It
makes us kind and patient with those
Who
need LOVE the most --
Because
they live under a self-imposed burden,
Believing
in a loveless life.
But
how can that be?
We
are all Love’s offspring. All!
You
cannot stop Love,
In
one way or another love continues to flow
Like
a strong river of pure energy cutting
Through
the valleys of dry soil and hard stones.
Perhaps
human love goes through changes,
It
evolves, and
If
we are careless dries up.
But
LOVE that is infinite has none beside itself.
It
is our guide and bard and heart,
Trusting
Love makes all things possible!
Even
if we yearn for it without the ability to clearly define…
LOVE
defines itself, and as we yield
To
Love and its vastness we see
Its
changelessness dancing softly within . . .
O
we then understand how Love defines
In
the love-rhythm of our hearts
Each
one of us, including you and I!
--eva-maria hogrefe
February
14, 2013
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