Love floats in the air around me.                   

I feel it in the wind:

The clean smell of flowers in the spring,

And the gentle sway of trees against

A deep blue sky.

 

Love grows in a bed of summer roses,

In the hearts of dogs who shadow me,

In the smile and laughter of a friend,

And my son’s hand in mine to keep

Me from tripping.

 

Love is found in a teachers words,                   

And the skills I learn that help me

Become more mindful in living.

 

Love endures in the people who learn

To accept my strengths and weaknesses,

Yet inspire me to stretch beyond my limits;

In a mother who learns to let go of her son,

So he might become a better man;

In trees that last a life-time to give to me             

Beauty and hope in my darkest hours;

And in God’s promises which give me courage

To endure the losses and grief found in life.

Love is in the air that surrounds me.

Yu/stan/kema.