Mariel Ilagan

Love is everywhere

Love is the swirling early morning coffee steam

The breathtaking view like I\'m in a dream

In small triumphs like the sunlight\'s kiss

There is love, whispering, \"Remember this.\"

 

Love is in the scented candles and folded laundry

The tears and laughter shared so easily

In every moment, love\'s seed is sown

In the mundane, love makes its home

 

Love is the wagging tails and purring hearts

The sound of birdsong as the day starts

Love is in music, stories and art that lives

Feeling alive from emotions that creation gives

 

Love is a friend\'s kind voice and gentle cheers

Hugs of comfort from family that shatter fears

Even in fleeting smiles from passing strangers

There is love shared from the simplest gestures

 

In tender glances and hands once held

In words unspoken, where romance once dwelled

Though paths diverge, my heart stays whole

Love always lingers and fills my soul