Love in Abundance (the poem)

I see love everywhere,
Where before I saw so many things;
Anything but love
In everything in life.

Before I would walk down the street,
Worrying how I looked,
Thinking how much better I was than others
(or how much worse).

Before I would see hard work
Obligation and burden,
I saw works of art
And pleasant but pointless endeavour.

Before there was strength in independence
Weakness in reliance;
Goodness in giving and
Selfishness and badness in taking.

Now I see a wondrous new world
And everyone is part of a picture,
United by the source of life,
The source of all things: love.

Our work, our creations and
Everyone we know or don’t know
Are an expression of love,
A magnificent omnipresence.

How grateful I am to have found
Inner peace in my humanity
With time still to take part
In this amazing game called life.

Love in Abundance (the book)

Love in Abundance is my first book of verse that recognises the gift in everything, the love in everything - even life's challenges, in disease and death. Truly love is all around us if we just look for it. It is all written from my deepest feelings without embellishment to "look good", warts 'n all. It is me and the expression of my pain and joy. The book is published by Lulu (www.lulu.com) and is available form that website: ISBN 978-0-9556916-0-7.

This blog consists largely of examples of the work that was launched in March 2008 in Richmond, England.