This poem, published at poetry.com, was written in 1992 in response to someone I was gradually falling in love with. We had had a discussion about “love at first site” and this poem was the result.
Love that comes quickly
fades as fast
Lasting love blooms slowly
culminating in a rose
before you knew there was a bud
It sneaks up on you
on kitten soft feet
and before you know it
lodges itself in your heart
You know it by its
seeming simplicity
by the calmness
of its passion
When mere existence satisfies
Love has found a home
The slow love lasts
and burns cool
forever
