One of the
Hardest things in
Life that I’ve
Learned is that
Those that love
Often and loose
Are plagued by
The memories of
Those sweeter times
At first those
Memories cause gut
Wrenching pain but
As time passes
The torture moves
From my mind
To my heart
Where they sing
The joyous songs
Of having loved
Bringing great comfort
I remember a
Time long before
This one long
Before you were
You and I
Were I now
Two goslings paddling
About a placid
Pond in Wisconsin
Noticing a chill
A sound telling
Us to fly
My wings started
To flap going
Nowhere until I
Felt your push
From behind sending
Me skywards looking
Back I yelled
What about you
Worry not about
Me but fly
We’ll be together
Again in a
Different life when
We can at
Last walk together
Blond
Blue
Short
Play
Drink
Kiss
Ring
House
Lifetime
Happy
Garden
Betrayal
Heartbreak
Distance
Heartache
Memory
Others
Others
Forgive
Not
Forgot
To answer the
Question of what
Is the difference
Between love and
In love think
About it thusly
Love is a feeling
An expression of
Abundance and happiness
In love is
An action it’s
A reserved sign
On a table
For two it’s
A simple promise
That with you
I choose to
Spend all my
Time far more
Than anyone else
That I love
And what if
After all the
Gifts have been
Opened after the
Explosions of laughter
Glee and surprise
There remains the
Last gift the
Last cherished gift
The smallest gift
The gift that
Went unnoticed the
Gift that patiently
Waited for its
Turn to shine
And what if
That gift had
No card to
Whom should it
Go certainly not
To those grabbing
But instead like
The gift itself
To the one
Patiently waiting simply
Because they belong
Together at last
Such is love
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 