Seeing Deeply

love is only for giving
it cannot be held
it will elude you if you try
but give it and it returns tenfold
love is like reflections
reflections go on forever
when i was a little kid
i used to go into my grandmother's bedroom
where there were two mirrors
and i would try to count the reflections
i knew they went on forever
but i could never get there
it was mind boggling to me
i thought if i stood just right
got at the right angle
i could see the end
but i never could
now i love someone
and in them i see reflections
i see love coming back to me
and it goes on forever
i finally found out 
how to see deeply
it is by feeling deeply

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

Your words are true in this poem. Love is a gift. A wise person is honored when loved and needed. I like your example with the mirrors. Thank you for the outstanding poem.
Coyote

[unknown]

Easy to give love but not always easy to receive it...wonderful poem :)

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Such a wonderful poetic explanation of how love works.....

[Chris Smith Welshpoetcs]

Thanks to Judy for sharing this with me.

[Lourisa]

Beautiful! I love the mirror analogy and the end is perfect:
"how to see deeply
it is by feeling deeply"
Great poem!

[Pebbles]

......i used to love deeply but think ive lost the way, cos i dont seem to be reflecting like i used to ...maybe i am loving on the surface because i dont want to be hurt i really dont know .. love this very muchly x

[Lily Mae]

This is absolutely beautiful.. I love the mirror and reflective work.. It's always a wonderful journey to self that gets to be seen by your readers and then if read right becomes a reflection tool for theirs.. :) xx