Softly

           Softly

              -i-

Tenderness of love

Comes softly

Embracing and conforming

Two into one

              -ii-

Crashing energy of love

Comes wildly

Adventure and life aroused

Melting in forge of love

              -iii-

Sorrow of love

Present something

Not worth having

Love requires change

              -iv-

Craziness of love

All of me accepted

Safe in being known

Healing of love

              -v-

Love unexpressed

Is love not known

Risk voicing love

Sweetness of love's melody

              -vi-

Joy of love

Sharing life together

Bringing a smile to another

Satisfaction of love

About the Author:  Brian Bucks lives on a small horse ranch in Western Nebraska and is a husband, father, electrical engineer, and poet.

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