By Kit Kennedy–
Love New, Love Old, Love Remembered
Love never goes out of season, out of fashion.
Now and in memory everything and everyone
is touched by the blush of love. But how do
a magnolia bud, swan, and two otters weigh in
about love?
What’s more sensual than a magnolia bud
unfurling, breaking through its furry cap?
Harbinger of Spring and Spring the epitome
of new life, new love. Go no further than
the elegant and graceful swan, reflecting
inner beauty, transformation, commitment.
Commitment is love, aging well.
Those two otters? Above all, otters are curious
and isn’t love a curious state of affairs. Remember
otters symbolize friendship, one of the most
enduring, oldest forms of love. Indeed, love is
sensual, serious, silly, occasionally recalled
by a swan song. Can’t you just hear those two
otters cracking oyster shells and chuckling,
“Love? That’s simple, kick back, give a shout-out
to supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.”
Kit Kennedy is the Poet-in-Residence of the “San Francisco Bay Times” and at herchurch Ebenezer Lutheran ( http://www.herchurch.org/ ). She has published 5 poetry collections, and for several years hosted the poetry series at Gallery Café. For more information, please visit her blog: http://poetrybites.blogspot.com
Poet in Residence
Published on February 8, 2024
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