by Patty E Padgett

Created on: January 31, 2011

A WONDROUS THING:

What began as physical attraction

soon wove a path

into the very marrow of our being

into our souls,

our psyche,

our hearts,

There, it blossomed

into a celestial garden of love

peppered with a measure

of weeds for equilibrium

A garden needs both sun and rain

for its promise to come true

As love needs joy and troubled times

to test its strengths

Our love matured as we matured

Heat and desire that once overtook us

smoldered to embers of fond memories

The fires of our youthful passion

not totally extinguished

in our later years but merely waning,

coming to rest while settling into

something more tranquil,

reminiscent of a hurricane striking intensely

and moving out to sea

leaving behind calmer tides

the beauty of the ocean remaining intact

Our latter day love portrays

More emotion than physical gestures,

satiation derived from a smile or tender touch

More devotion than desire

More willingness to please than be pleased

More understanding of a need to just be together

our hearts and minds always in tune

one with another

Afternoon delights becoming afternoon walks

Whispered words now unspoken awareness

of each other’s needs

and sharing of dreams,

words being unnecessary to convey

sweet messages

Your arms are my comfort zone

your presence my stability

We are not yet in our sunset years

but in that golden glow just as the

sun creeps closer to the horizon

We will await the twilight years together

Mature love is a wondrous thing

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