Love poems

Grace Cavalieri

Tarot Card VI. THE LOVERS

Having loved me when I was young
and now when I am not,
you are twice blessed
for giving
a rich person a gift.

In no one else's dream but yours,
I will be the old lady
wearing a white straw hat
with a red satin bow
who says   Thank you.

© Grace Cavalieri 1999
Sit Down, Says Love
Grateful acknowledgement to
Argonne House Press

Citate de dragoste

• 'To keep your marriage brimming,
  With love in the loving cup,
  Whenever you’re wrong, admit it;
  Whenever you’re right, shut up.'
  ~ Ogden Nash
• 'Life without love is like a tree
  Without blossom and fruit.'
  ~ Kahlil Gibran
• 'Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.'
  ~ Boris Pasternak