"Love does happen"
Love does happen
Like a touch
of grace
It falls
Into place
Where there used
To be
Empty Space
When I hold your
Face
In my hands
I ask
How did this happen
To me?
-Leonard Nimoy
The italics are my own; this is my favorite part.
I am waiting for this to happen to me.
Be not cynical about love
Love does happen
Like a touch
Of grace
It falls
Into place
Where there used
To be
Empty space
When I hold your
Face
In my hands
I ask
How did this happen
To me?
-Leonard Nimoy
post scriptum: And when will it happen to me?
"Because"
Because
I have known despair
I value hope
Because
I have tasted frustration
I value fulfillment
Because
I have been lonely
I value love
-Leonard Nimoy
This is reminiscent, to me, of the Prayer of St. Francis, my favorite supplication.
Unpretentious Poetry
An odd thing: I’ve been trying my hand at some poetry as of late. The last real verses I wrote were composed more than a year ago. I suppose I can accredit inspiration to Leonard Nimoy, who besides being a marvelous actor, is a poet. People magazine called his poems “unpretentious, sometimes moving.” I am sure they are always moving. But if I would like my own poetry to be anything, I’d like it to be unpretentious.
Thank you
For a world
Of kindness
Thank you
For your
Endless patience
Thank you
For your
Sensitive understanding
Thank you
For Your
Love
- Leonard Nimoy
