And then I
Really realized that
The lover that
I sought was
Me that I
Was the present
Present to be
Given and opened
That what I
Sought was here
And then the
World opened like
Origami doves that
Leapt into worlds
And I saw
For the first
Time the abundance
Of beauty love
And miracles that
This all is
Once I just
Simply knew me
There are constants
In life like
The sun and
Moon the seasons
Migration and then
There’s us we
Are simply not
We are lucky
Both in life
And love live
Your best life
And love as
Often as you
Can for in
This world we
Are temporary while
The rest is
Magnificently grandly eternal
Spring has once
Again returned here
Trees are popping
April buds like
Crackers at Christmas
And Daffodils Tulips
And early Daisies
Dance in yards
Like robed choir
Singers at Baptist
Sunday church service
Irises and Peonies
Begin to yawn
With short stalks
Of leafy green
Like barren flagpoles
Saul is bashfully
Warm like the
Blushing cheeks of
Teenagers at their
First mixed dance
This is today
Here in Charlotte
And just when
Absence made me
Sink in you
Jumped trying to
Save me with
Wit and charm
Taking hold of
Me and the
Buoyancy of feelings
You steered me
To safety for
That I won’t
Forget my own
Younger life guard
Life is like
A rosary and
Each small bead
Represents a memory
Between the larger
Beads which are
Your loves of
Life it isn’t
Until you reach
The end are
You blessed with
Jesus and God
The reason for
All the rest
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 