Friday, December 1, 2017

Here's a Toast to Caring and Compassion

December 1, 2017

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. This week’s theme is wedding anniversaries.

Today’s poem is an 8th anniversary poem about giving and happiness in love.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com.

Yours,

Nick Gordon

Here’s a toast to caring and compassion,
And love, which is the music of that song.
Praised be those whose love of life is strong,
Pleased to give with neither writ nor ration.
Years are rarely merciful to passion,
Even as love would that joy prolong,
Innocent of all that might be wrong,
Giving generously, as is its fashion.
Happiness remains an act of will,
The daily choice to love with grace and skill,
Having found the place where one belongs.

© by Nicholas Gordon

Hear or watch me recite this poem and listen to the music I chose for it at https://www.poemsforfree.com/heres4.html. For more anniversary poems, go to https://www.poemsforfree.com/anniversarypoems.html .

This week’s theme: Wedding Anniversaries
December 1: Here’s a Toast to Caring and Compassion

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