Devoted, Choosing To Hold
*** Devoted, Choosing to Hold ***
Engaged
By your spirit;
My heart to yours; my heart’s hoping ~
Choosing,
Not that long after we met.
Completely to embrace you.
And you,
Losing your heart to me, choosing
To commit yourself to a “hand-full”
(in terms of the creative personality
as defined by experts**).
You,
from a southern town;
a male; “ minister’s kid;”
curious about outer-space;
quiet; student; survivor; an
admirable man; introvert, but
socially generous and well-liked;
an engineer; brother of five; fan of
blues/jazz; witty; reader; hard-worker;
compassionate; empathetic;
politically/socially concerned;
fond of cats; caregiver.
And so,
Beloved,
I suspect you
Took more
Into your hands and heart ~ likely
More than you could imagine, for
I am nearly your opposite:
female/ extrovert/ Christian mystic/
poet/ artist/
reader/ talkative/ teacher/
sibling of one/ survivor/
- former - former - politically/socially
ballerina/ Cc 1970’s hippie concerned/
quick to sing but not always in tune/
now need 24/7 care due to physical illness/ quick to laugh/
easy to weep/ compassionate/ empathetic/
from densely urban north/ loves dogs.
Devoted,
Here, loving
We live; sharing
Our full hearts
And this day,
Into tomorrow,
Giving thanks to Abba
For blessings, and for
Inspiring this love
That holds us so
Well together.
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* notes — experts: Will Durant, Colin McGinn, Hildegard of Bingen,
Richard Rohr, Fr. Thomas Merton, Rabbi Rami Shapiro,
,Makoto Fujtimmurgay
ALSO!……when searching for the FORM for this poem, I looked for “experimental” or “avant-garde” but neither is on the list. .
(c) sally young eslinger 10/10/22
Thanks be to God!
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