Remember All Of Love by Phil Bratcher
Nor until now by anything else we know Let us apologize to our sensitivities And merely wait like lovers who know The beauty of life's currency as awesome and amazing In one simple, smooth combination There's no question it comes about in some fashion To complete our senses And if you can't think of anything else, Then you're most likely thinking of love, Practical as a spring day and every bit as needed, Neither can you separate love from its pain No more than you can that love affair You had during the summer in New York City You can't forget loaning your pen to The famous news correspondent standing in the cold That early evening trying to do her story And you felt privileged just to be a small part of all that Or recalling the glistening, golden magic Of an autumn afternoon driving to New England Through the Shenandoah Valley to pick up someone special Love is all of that And you can't hold one part from the other Nor would you want to try Who would pick apart the beauty that all of love is As though it were a piece of fish on the buffet? I remember all of love--every fight and dark cloud Along with reconciled glory All of it is good and all of it is needed Or, sweet Child, it may be within your memory, But it won't be love at all.
Often a featured speaker, Reverend Bratcher is a volunteer chaplain for the South Carolina Department of Corrections, Upstate Coordinator for the South Carolina Global Warming Campaign for the Christian Action Council in Columbia, South Carolina, and is past Secretary to the Executive Board for Greenville Faith Communities United which seeks social justice and interfaith understanding.
Reverend Bratcher makes his home in Greenville, SC, where he is a member of the Metropolitan Community Church and is their interfaith representative to GFCU and past chair of their outreach and singles committees. E-mail Phil at Peacefulstar@msn.com. To read more of Phil's poetry, click here: A Sampling Bratcher - II Bratcher - III Bratcher - IV And here's one of his excellent recipes: Lace cookies Want to leave a comment about Phil’s poems and recipes? Please visit our Message Board or write Ye Editor at bethjacks@hotmail.com. Back to USADEEPSOUTH - I index Back to USADEEPSOUTH - II index |