You wear the look of love
on your face. It’s easy to see
that someone lets you know
that you are cherished, every day.
It lends a sense of comfort
to your gait, your smile,
lets you move easy
through the changes in your life
If I can help someone —
—anyone — to look that way,
I’ll surely do it. It’s worth considering
in what small ways, and in what kind
of continuity of care, I can convey this
to people in my life,
so they will have the comfort they deserve.
©Wendy Mulhern
June 14, 2019
Would that my life inspired such a poem.
I’m sure it would! Actually, the person who inspired the poem is someone who I perceived to bask in being the recipient of love that someone else was giving …