And in an instant, her heart was full,  for he fell in love with her…

You walked so sure, and knew too quickly, Like you’d planned what needed to be said; You took your stance and got us drinks, Never captured by my gaze.

Where do I start? You dropped me, like it was so easy and fine. It hurt because you had things to do. You say I am the light, stars to your dark moon, but you dropped me so easily, as if it were nothing.

I love you… I always knew I did not know, A wanderer learning as she goes, Never knowing the cost of her learning.

I stopped and took a breath; I stopped to breathe. I took a breath to see my truths; I took a breath to not become The hamsters on the wheel all around me. I took a breath as fires are being set alight; I took a breath because I didn’t know how To let you in without losing a bit of me.

A young girl knew love - The pride of a father, the warmth of a grandpa, the excitement of uncles, the naughtiness of cousins...

Paris in Spring is still; but my heart is wide awake.

As the month of February closed and a new season has sprung, I am left reflecting on love, particularly the everyday kind – that just is.

Love calls on us to be something more – to trust that two is bigger than one.

A poem about the first time you made me smile.

What will be, will be, my love. I say, throw it to the winds.

When Love Is Fear opens our poetic series with a raw exploration of vulnerability, doubt, and the quiet courage it takes to love again.

A poem for my love, with all the reasons why I love you.

You are loved, you are worthy, and you are enough.

A poem for my love, reminding him of the promise I made to fight for our love.

As we recently completed the rituals of my grandmother’s yearly ceremony, I looked back on the moments we shared in a poem.