love

A good story doesn’t always need a romantic relationship at the center

/ naomimwong

I grew up reading British children’s literature, adventure stories that almost never had an element of romance at all. I came to love stories for the joy, excitement, and yes, the lessons they gave me. Imagine my shock and disappointment when, after clinging to children’s stories for as long as I could, I discovered that … Continue reading A good story doesn’t always need a romantic relationship at the center

A Sonnet of the Eternal Spring #1

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Buds in Fall contain a happy secretThey stem from supernatural consummationOf long-forgotten love, hope requickenedUnnatural or confused, disastrousYet altogether right and wonderfulThe miracle of two become one explodes into lifeTo which all living, dead, and dormant do respondThough leaves succumb to gravity’s callsAnd darkness often and more quickly fallsOur love waits, safely nestled in the … Continue reading A Sonnet of the Eternal Spring #1

Forgiveness #6

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You forgive me without reservationI confess, you absolve, and it is goneTeach me to be like thisHelp me to be like thisI know it is not an actionIt is a way of beingYour beingYou, the one I want and needI’m believingLike love, all-believingFaith, with hope, in actionHelp me to be like thisTeach me to be … Continue reading Forgiveness #6