Rare is the flower of love
By Valerie Lunden

Rare is the flower of love
Which opens the eyes and the heart.
Speaking to the soul of longing
And caring with petals of belonging.

Rare is the flower of love
Which calls with a siren's trust.
Thorn-less and without apprehension
Beckoning without exception.

Rare is the flower of love
Which cries silent tears of joy.
Tires of giving nothing
And eases the burden of belonging.

Rare is the flower of love
Which is filled with all tenderness.
Living with peace and beauty
And denying all past furies.