love birds

God turns you from one feeling to another
and teaches by means of opposites,
so that you will
have two wings to fly, not one." - Rumi

my love gave me a beautiful valentine
special in more ways than one
birds made in Haiti
five of them, flapping their metal wings
reminding us of all we have been given
how quickly it can be taken
all five of them singing
of what we mean to each other
how glad we are to be together
will our children ever fully understand these things?
the drums from which they were made
beat, beat, beat
reminding me to show them
we are blessed, loved, and we need to give in return

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