More on love

 

Still on the theme of love (must be the time of year), here's one I wrote when I took part in a Wintereisse recital during a Schubertiade weekend at Rhosygilwen.

When

When the sun rises over frosted hills,
when glaciers thaw,
when frozen streams flow again,
and spring flowers open;
when the birds sing
and fly free;
when I stand on the frozen beach,
when I travel across the cool sea;
when the south wind fills my sails,
when music follows on the breeze,
when moonlight shows the way
to friendlier oceans;
when the stars guide my soul
to warmer shores,
when I find you there,
then, only then, will my heart melt.

©2015JackieBiggs

 

Love, again

Love

In the still quiet centre of you

are all the mountains and valleys,

all the streams, rivers,

peaceful lakes and raging oceans,

all the forests and plains of this Earth.

In the still quiet centre of you

are the sun and moon

and all the planets and stars

of the universe forever.

In the still quiet centre of you

is all the love there ever was

in all the world through all time.

In the still quiet centre of you

is all the power you ever need.

©Jackie Biggs2015

 This poem was first posted on this blog two years ago, around this time of year. It is by far the most viewed of all my poems with many thousands of hits from all over the world. I see that there have already been more views this week, so I am updating it slightly and reposting. As poetry, it is not brilliant, but it is one of those truth things that people like and want to share. Please feel free to share the blog link, but please note that Copyright is mine, so if you share in any other way, please acknowledge the writer -

©Jackie Biggs2015 Thank you.