{there is sadness as well as loss in the promise of love}


Where Do You Enter

Where do you enter
A poem

At the same place
I enter you
with balance
and trust
and a jazzy sense
of adventure

Painting outside
the lines
wearing clothes cut
against the bias
with spices
among the flowers

A poem unfolds
like a baby bat
testing her wings
or a kitten taking
her first steps
or a good dog
moving arthritic limbs
toward the door

There is sadness
as well as loss
in the promise
of love

We begin a poem
with longing
and end with
responsibility

And laugh
all through the storms
that are bound
to come

We have umbrellas
We have boots
We have each
other

– Nikki Giovanni

3 Replies to “{there is sadness as well as loss in the promise of love}”

  1. This could be “Where do you enter a school year,” and it would be just as perfect.

    Thank you for the message of hope…and responsibility.

    Hugs from across the country.

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