Live by Love
by R.E. Slater
Live by love’s timeless tomorrows,
though the mountains be removed
and the stars walk backwards,
should fires arise from the seas
and nourishing earth gives way,
Live by love’s timeless tomorrows.
Live by faith which never stops believing,
however stubborn the beating heart
judging all men bourne of fleeting breath,
measuring his days to the passing hours
glimmering bright in its roiling rage,
Live by faith which never stops believing.
Cherish hope, enduring all, is all, embraces all,
when crushed, abounds in fragrant salve
like frankincense and myrrh’s healing balms,
though madly dashed and burned
cleanses the chattel from the fires within,
Cherish hope, enduring all, is all, embraces all,
But love, sweet love,
is the measure of all men
whether kind or cruel,
it calls with gilding voice
to the listening heart,
And there gives rest, dear rest.
R.E. Slater
January 26, 2017
*Ref: E.E. Cummings, Dive for Dreams
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