A Love Poem: What I Love About You

You are most alive

On summer days

With endless blue skies

And not a cloud in sight.

Your heart delights

When you recognize

Riding high, sailing by

A parachute in flight.

You beam with delight

When you get the green light

It’s your turn to skydive;

Now you know you’re alive.

So you saunter to the Cessna,

You’re the enchanter as you banter

Till you reach for the cord,

And Jump for your reward.

On horseback, you’re the master

As you Gallop and you canter;

Then dismount with pride

Still fresh from the ride.

Horses sweat, soaking wet,

Mucking out, you never fret.

Where-ever you wander, it’s a bet

You’ll be beset

With small children and animals;

Needing no credentials,

They instinctively know your potential,

Because in your heart, love is essential.

You beam as if you were a child

When the first snow piles high.

Bluebells in spring,

A robin in sing,

Such joy they bring.

I love the way you love,

Puppies and penguins,

Meerkats and macaws.

You’re generous and adventurous,

With you, love is harmonious,

Never acrimonious.

In this journey of life,

Unlike Lot’s wife,

You learn from the past,

But seldom looks back.

Those are the things I most love about you.