‘Love is..’
A tearing apart of heart and soul
as two together make a whole.
Fire, fight, steam and bluster,
the tenderest words that we can muster
Raw, wounded vulnerability,
liberation and setting free
Becoming united for better or worse,
celebrating our beloved in verse
Forgiving, forgiving, and forgiving again
as hearts weigh heavy with sorrow and pain
Keeping one another in cosy company
for there’s no other place we’d rather be
Living, laughing and crying as one,
wonder and hope in a morning sun
A hand to hold on a chilly day,
soothing when things don’t go our way
Our companion throughout the night,
deep reassurance it will be all right
Growing, maturing, ageing together,
surviving all kinds of stormy weather
God’s best gift to fallen humanity,
our anchor, safe place we long to be
Smiles and cuddles, a warm embrace,
a thing of beauty ~ by God’s grace
©JoyLenton2014
“We love because he first loved us” ~ 1 John 4:19
Poetry Joy 
Love. Such a blessing to be grateful for! I especially love the last part of the poem, also in the picture. 🙂 Gives me such a cosy feeling. Yes, love is certainly a safe place and “a thing of beauty by God’s grace!” Thank you, Joy. Hugs!
Indeed it is, Trudy! And we barely glimpse a fraction of what it means to love and be loved until we experience the complete, wonderful, liberating, unconditional love of God. May He wrap His arms around you and fill you with a deep abiding sense of His Presence and His great love for you. Blessings, my friend. 🙂 x
I like it! Beautiful written – even translated in Dutch its powerful.
Hi Jedidja. How intriguing that my poetry would also sound good in Dutch! Thank you for stopping by to read and leave a sweet comment. It’s lovely to see you here. 🙂