LOVE IS A SPECIAL WAY OF FEELING

© JOAN WALSH ANGLUND

Love is a special way of feeling

It is the safe way we feel

When we sit on our mother's lap

With her arms around us

Tight and close

It is the good way we feel

When we talk to someone

And they want to listen

And don't tell us to go away

And be quiet

It is the happy way we

Feel when we save a

Bird that has been hurt

Or feed a lost cat

Or calm a frightend colt

Love is found in unexpected places

It is there in the quiet moment

When we first discover

A beautiful thing... 

When we watch a bird

Soar high against

A pale blue sky

When we see a lovely flower

That no one else has noticed

When we find a place

That shelters us and is

All our very own

Love starts in little ways... 

It may begin the day

We first share our

Thoughts with someone else... 

Or help someone who needs us... 

Or sometimes, it begins

Because, even without words, 

We understand how someone feels. 

Love comes quietly... 

But you know when it is there

Because,  suddenly... 

You are not alone any more

And there is no sadness

Inside you

Love is a happy feeling

That stays inside your heart

For the rest of your life.