Haiku Challenge #14 ~ Love

A young couple quietly wandering through the Dromana Hub carpark.

Love's many faces
The joy, the romance, the touch
The soft connection

Written for The Haiku Challenge 2012 - Day 14 – February 14th – Theme or Word: Love or Valentine

Enigmatic Phenomena of Love

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Scene outside the Dromana Tourist Information Centre, Mornington Peninsula
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Sunday Scribblings #234 ~ Love
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Describe the beautiful tingle of a glance between an old couple across a crowded room
Describe why and how a mother feels the pain of her drug-riddled son
These represent just a couple of perspectives of that
Legendary,
Elusive
Phenomena we call
LOVE

In fact
There is far more to love than the drama of youthful, impassioned lovers

Love may be expressed as an intangible philanthropic bond of caring strength
When poverty is an endless cycle
When health is at risk of being unhealthy
When education is a remote luxury

Love can be an agent for an enigmatic, transforming connection
That creates a surreal dimension known only to the lover
The grey sunrise that welcomes imagined colours
The whispered word "home" (sounding like a glorious mansion) when war weary children return
The taste of exotic fruit behind humble buttered bread
The scents of a rich spiritual harvest after prolonged drought
The gentle touch that lingers through heavy tomorrows

Love is an eternal giver
Willing to walk in another's weary shoes
Willing to supply the light
Keeping shadows behind them
Quietly hoping to feel love
In return

A child's quiet arm around the shoulder of a sad mother
There is love
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Hosted by
Laini Genge and
Megg Taylor

Short Sharp News Alert #4 ~ Just a Young Year 10 Student

I am glowing with pride in a young Year 10 student.
He is just venturing into the blogging world, and his writing is flourishing.

I simply had to advertise his latest post here in the hope that some of my readers may wander to his blog and experience his refreshing insights into LOVE!
And please leave a comment!

His name is Paulo and his blog is Paulo's Blog of Blogness!
Enjoy!
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Love is the flower you've got to let grow...

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ A flower growing in a pot on my verandah.
Another plant is there, and suddenly as Winter began, this one appeared.
In fact two of them appeared.
They are a little like wild spirits loving the romance of life.
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Carry on Tuesday #11 ~ Love is the flower you've got to let grow ~ John Lennon
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Love is Mother Earth
Gentle rich soils nurture life
Rain is a blessing
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Love is the flower
Inner senses awaken
You've got to let grow
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Spiritual warmth
Romance of moon and sunlight
You've got to let glow
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Resting in the garden in the Tyabb Art and Craft Village, Mornington Peninsula
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Valentine on Wings

Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Dove on my verandah, Dromana Hills, Mornington Peninsula
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Camera Critters #45
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Dove of peace and love
Taking a little soul time
Valentine vision
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NOTE: The dove is well-known in the Western world as a symbol of peace, but it is also a messenger of symbolic love.
The dove and turtledove are often used as love symbols in weddings.
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