Love Does Not Require
... rain softened air perfumed with pine,
... a mountain stream's rocky incline,
... a path untried,
... truth be denied,
Love does not require you here with me.
... a gentle touch in morning light,
... impassioned talk into the night,
... a fond embrace,
... a fall from grace,
Love does not require our alibis.
No need for smiles followed by sighs,
No need to reconcile the whys,
No need to change,
Or rearrange,
Love accepts us how and where we are.
For love requires just this as rent,
That there may be no requirement.
Love's quiet flow
Proceeds just so -
Love accepts each of our destinies.
Brian Johnston
For Deborah Eppstein 4/12/79
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