Sometimes words are not
enough to describe what I feel
and sometimes I just want to
watch the sunsets and dance in the rain
and greet the day with love in my heart
that feels a little less pain.

There can never be a rainbow
without some rain so drink your tears
from the fountain of wisdom as you
embrace your fears for this is your
armor for your battles
yet to come.

We ask what is love,
is it happiness and is it what
every one hopes for and
if I had a single flower for every time
I thought I had found love,
I could walk forever
in my garden.

Love broke through to me
and made me feel so alive and
so fulfilled and I am no longer fragile,
but strong because what was thought
to be broken beyond repair is
healed now as the myriad fragments
were collected and put back together
and repaired as love gave me hope
and a reason to carry on.

Love is the sole reason that I feel
like I do and with each passing morning
I am reborn anew and with the colors I paint
I can't quite capture the hue.                           Jon York     2013