Love in Bloom

Love’s not just now, it grows from deeper roots,
it buds in little ways beyond our eyes,
the tender shoots take time to bear their fruits,
still its maturing blooms come as surprise.

Sometimes like an Hibiscus overnight,
love flowers quick with blossoms opening fast,
yet love will test love flowering at first sight,
will love fade fast, like blooms that do not last?

Love fast or slow needs nurturing to grow,
God’s nature means for us to do our part,
the gentle work must oft be done just so,
or love will never last beyond the heart.

On looking back, we easily see love’s sprouts,
true love finds joy, forgetting all time-outs.

                         by Pete Voelz     10/10/124