Start Close
When you ask “How can today be a loving day?”
start close,
with your spouse,
your children,
your parents,
your neighbors (the ones you enjoy least),
yourself,
and God.
Yes, start with God,
the source of all love.
Start with what touches you
so often you barely notice.
Perhaps it’s your pet
or the flower potted on your front porch
or the tree you can see from your window—
ever present, ever changing.
Did you hear it whisper,
“Will you please love me?”
and did you notice how
faithfully that tree loves what is close to it—
the birds,
the insects,
the air,
and you?
Yes, I say, start close
and let love grow from there.