Love walks toward us
With softly padded feet
Making a home for herself
Where she is
Nourished
Cherished
And Sheltered

Making a home for herself
When wild winds blow outside
She warms herself
With the blaze of a comforting hearth
Protecting her people
From the black depth of the sea
The pain of barren gray loneliness
The clatter of threatening thunder

Filling her lovers
With hope filled joyous hearts
Valentine thoughts coating their words
A vision of patience amidst passion
Enabling them to bring a radiance of love
To a thristy hungry world
Waiting to be embraced

Love walks forward
With softly padded feet
Making a home
For those who love
Forever flourishing
In the quiet touch
Of an early morning kiss

("Love's Home" was written by Patricia Gibbons to celebrate the marriage of her dear neighbor on July 30, 2005. Patricia passed away on June 22, 2008 due to brain cancer, 8 days away from her 66th birthday. I post this poem to honor Patricia, my great friend, my confidant)