where now i behold in you
the light of your spirit
the way your particular hue
flows across wintry prairie

to arrive here in this moment
you know it’s required that we recognize
the improbable magic of the heart
that arises in the absence of comment

this is nothing personal you see
we hug like the family we know we are
completely in this moment at home
we are floating away as personified love

©John Greenleaf-Maple – text and art 20190101